fáng wū house; building

zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary

zhōng guó China

fú jiàn Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 闽, capital Fuzhou 福州

shí kuài stone; rock

zǒu láng corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda

jiān gù firm; firmly; hard; stable

chuán tǒng tradition; traditional; convention; conventional

lā mén Sliding door

mù tou slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)

dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

dì zhèn earthquake

zào chéng to bring about; to create; to cause

shāng wáng casualties; injuries and deaths

gāo jiǎo wū house on stilts

dōng nán southeast

dōng nán yà Southeast Asia

tōng fēng airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information

fáng cháo damp proof; moisture proof; protection against tides

pá chóng reptile (old or common word for 爬行动物)

yǔ jì rainy season

yān shuǐ Flooding

chéng bǎo castle; rook (chess piece)

ōu zhōu Europe; abbr. for 欧罗巴洲

gǔ dài ancient times; olden times

guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy

jū zhù to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in

wéi qiáng enclosure

dí rén enemy

yà zhōu Asia; abbr. for 亚细亚洲

nán měi South America

nán měi zhōu South America

měi zhōu America; abbr. for 亚美利加洲

yě shòu beast; wild animal

gōng jī to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)