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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「樓閣亭台」 and how it’s used.

The idiom being introduced now is 「樓閣亭台」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Generally refers to a tall and magnificent complex of buildings. Pavilion is a building with a roof but no walls.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lóu gé tíng tái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lau2 gok3 ting4 toi2/toi4

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.