tong lau en · NOUN
Etymology
From Cantonese 唐樓 /唐楼 (tong4 lau4-2).
Meanings
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A tenement building, found in Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Mr. Clifford is one of a handful of small-scale developers who renovate apartments in the old tong lau-style tenements and walk-up residential buildings built in Hong Kong from the 1940s through the 1970s.
2010 May 27, Alex Frew McMillan, “Breathing Life, and Cash, Into Hong Kong's Old Walk-Ups”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 May 2010, Great Homes & Destinations:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tong laus | Number=Plur | lexicographic |