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一樓 (jat1 lau2) — ground floor (UK); first floor (US). | Generally marked as G/F in Hong Kong. | In Hong Kong, offices or shops on the ground floor are said to be at 地下 /dei6 haa2/ which may confuse Mandarin-speakers as "地下" in addresses in China means basement or underground. in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一lauˊ²樓
简 一楼
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 lou2

Meaning of 一樓

nounground floor (UK); first floor (US). | Generally marked as G/F in Hong Kong. | In Hong Kong, offices or shops on the ground floor are said to be at 地下 /dei6 haa2/ which may confuse Mandarin-speakers as "地下" in addresses in China means basement or underground.
nounthe first floor (in US); the ground floor (in UK) [written and colloquial]

Example Sentences with 一樓

daaiˍ₆廿jatˉ¹一lauˎ₄樓jauˏ₅有jeˏ₅嘢
There's something on the 21st floor.
gauˊ²九sapˉ¹十jatˉ¹一lauˎ₄樓jauˏ₅有jeˏ₅嘢。
There's something on the ninety-first floor.
jaaˍ₆廿jatˉ¹一lauˎ₄樓soengˍ₆上
Up on the 21st floor.
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Characters in 一樓

一jat1
one; a; an; the
樓lau4
multi-storey building

Words Containing 一樓

一樓一鳳jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6
a one-woman brothel, this is allowed because there is a loophole in the law known as the "one woman/one apartment rule", which allows one sex worker to work on her own.
一樓一鳯jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6
a type of brothel where there's only one prostitute operating in one apartment unit (unlike the ones who operate in a shared flat)
一樓一jat1 lau4 jat1
a one woman brothel [written and colloquial]
鳳姐一樓一fung6 ze2 jat1 lau4 jat1
a one-woman brothel
一樓一架步jat1 lau4 jat1 gaa3 bou6
a one woman brothel vice den [written and colloquial]

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