正房 (zhèng fáng) — (noun) principal rooms, main building (in a traditional Chinese courtyard house); (noun) primary wife (in a polygamous household, historical)
Definition
One word, two senses: the main building in a traditional courtyard house, or the primary (legal) wife in a historical polygamous household — contrasted with 妾 (concubine).
noun
principal roomsmain building (in a traditional Chinese courtyard house)primary wife (in a polygamous household, historical)
Examples
- 正房，。Tā men jiā de zhèng fáng hěn dà, yǒu wǔ gè fáng jiān.Their family's principal rooms are very big, with five rooms.
- ，正房。Zài gǔ dài, zhèng fáng shì jiā zú zhōng zuì zhòng yào de jiàn zhù.In ancient times, the principal rooms were the most important buildings in the family compound.
- ，正房。Zài jiù shè huì, zhèng fáng hé qiè de dì wèi wán quán bù tóng.In old society, the primary wife and a concubine had completely different status.
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