府邸 (fǔ dǐ) — mansion, residence (of a high official or wealthy family)

Definition

Refers specifically to the large historic mansion of a high official or noble family, not a modern house. Carries a formal, literary tone compared to ordinary words like 房子 or 家.

noun
mansionresidence (of a high official or wealthy family)
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 府邸。
    Zhè zuò fǔ dǐ yǐ yǒu sān bǎi nián de lì shǐ.
    This mansion has a history of three hundred years.
  • 府邸。
    Tā mǎi xià le yí zuò gǔ lǎo de fǔ dǐ.
    He bought an ancient mansion.
  • 府邸。
    Nà dòng fǔ dǐ céng jīng shì mǒu wèi dà chén de zhù suǒ.
    That mansion was once the residence of a certain minister.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

府fǔresidence
邸dǐmansion

府 and 邸 both refer to a residence, together giving a mansion.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù府fǔ
Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

Open 府 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⻏Written in full as邑yìsettlement
Sound part声符shēngfú
氐
氐dī邸dǐ
Same sound today

邸 pairs ⻏, a form of 邑 meaning settlement, with 氐 for its sound. It named a building where visiting lords stayed, hence a residence.

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