骑楼 (騎樓)
qí lóu
Pinyin
Definition
骑楼 (騎樓)
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- arcade (architecture)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
人去楼空
- 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
- 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
- 3 the place is deserted
- 4 the birds have flown
势成骑虎
- 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
琼楼玉宇
- 1 bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
空中楼阁
- 1 pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
- 2 castles in Spain
- 3 imaginary future plans
万丈高楼平地起
- 1 towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
- 2 great oaks from little acorns grow