Etymology

Gulou

Gu·lou
G2U1L1O1U1

Today it means: A district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 鼓樓 /鼓楼
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鼓樓 /鼓楼
  2. English todayGulou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓樓 /鼓楼 (Gǔlóu).

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