鳳ほう楼ろう

noun

tower with a phoenix ornament; beautiful tower

Rare literary term for a tower adorned with a Chinese firebird (phoenix) motif, or more broadly a beautiful tower. Often used in poetic or classical contexts.

See also: 鳳凰

• 古ふるい詩しに「鳳ほう楼ろう」という言こと葉ばが出でてくる。

  The word 鳳楼 appears in an old poem.

• この絵えには、屋や根ねに鳳ほう凰おうを戴いただく鳳ほう楼ろうが描えがかれている。

  This painting depicts a 鳳楼, a tower crowned by a phoenix on its roof.