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陋屋
lòu wū
Pinyin
Definition
陋屋
-
lòu wū
humble dwelling
Character Decomposition
陋
阝
㇗
一
人
冂
屋
尸
至
Related Words
(20)
屋
wū
1
house
2
room
3
CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè]
屋顶
wū dǐng
1
roof
2
CL:個|个[gè]
同屋
tóng wū
1
roommate
2
CL:個|个[gè]
咖啡屋
kā fēi wū
1
coffee house
2
café
3
CL:家[jiā]
小屋
xiǎo wū
1
cabin
2
lodge
3
cottage
4
chalet
5
hut
6
shed
屋外
wū wài
1
outside the room
屋子
wū zi
1
house
2
room
3
CL:間|间[jiān]
屋檐
wū yán
1
eaves
2
roof (i.e. home)
房屋
fáng wū
1
house
2
building
3
CL:所[suǒ],套[tào]
新屋
Xīn wū
1
Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
简陋
jiǎn lòu
1
simple and crude
丑陋
chǒu lòu
1
ugly
名古屋
Míng gǔ wū
1
Nagoya, city in Japan
圆屋顶
yuán wū dǐng
1
dome
堂屋
táng wū
1
central room of a traditional Chinese house
孤陋
gū lòu
1
ignorant
2
ill-informed
居酒屋
jū jiǔ wū
1
izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)
屋企
wū qǐ
1
home
2
family (Cantonese)
3
Mandarin equivalent: 家[jiā]
屋宇
wū yǔ
1
(literary) house
2
building
屋脊
wū jǐ
1
roof ridge
Idioms
(9)
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
1
lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
卑陋龌龊
bēi lòu wò chuò
1
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
1
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
2
to do things simply and thriftily
3
It's not pretty but it works.
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
1
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
2
frugal living conditions (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
1
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
2
Love me, love my dog.
华屋丘墟
huá wū qiū xū
1
magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
金屋藏娇
jīn wū cáng jiāo
1
a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman
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