Chinese Traditional: 爛尾樓
Chinese Simplified: 烂尾楼
Pinyin: lan4 wei3 lou2
Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ
English Meaning: unfinished building (a building whose completion and use are delayed due to a lack of funds, mismanagement, or other reasons)

Related Words:

 

làn

1. soft, mushy, well-cooked 2. rotten, bad 3. completely, thoroughly 4. low-quality, poor, lousy 5. broken, fragmented, shattered 6. to rot, to decay, to decompose, to spoil 7. bright, brilliant, gorgeous, magnificent

Here: rotten, bad

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wěi

Alternative Pronunciation:



1. tail 2. end 3. (a measure word for fish)

Here: end

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lóu

1. floor, level (of a house) 2. storied building

Here: storied building

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