牌坊 (pái fāng) — a traditional Chinese memorial or honorific archway/gateway
Definition
A 牌坊 (páifāng) is a freestanding stone or wooden gateway built to honor someone or mark a virtue (e.g. chastity, filial piety), not a functional entrance. Related to 牌楼 (páilóu), which has a roof and is a more elaborate building form.
noun
a traditional Chinese memorial or honorific archway/gateway
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 牌坊。Zhè zuò pái fāng yǒu sān bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.This memorial archway has a history of over three hundred years.
- 牌坊。pái fāng Shàng kè zhe jīng měi de lóng fèng tú àn.The archway is carved with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns.
- 牌坊。Cūn kǒu nà zuò pái fāng shì wèi le jì niàn yí wèi xiào zǐ ér jiàn de.That archway at the village entrance was built to commemorate a filial son.
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