透天厝

tòutiāncuò
  1. (Tw) row house
  2. townhouse
  3. terrace house

CEDICT

taiwan

Entry Composition

1 透 tòu
  1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through
  2. to tell secretly; to leak
  3. thoroughly; through and through
  4. to appear; to show
2 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
3 厝 cuò
  1. to lay in place
  2. to put
  3. to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial