土楼 (土樓)
tǔ lóu
Pinyin
Definition
土楼 (土樓)
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- traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multi-story circular structure built around a central shrine
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
入土为安
- 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
- 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
- 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
卷土重来
- 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
- 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
- 3 to make a comeback
土木形骸
- 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body