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上房 (shǎng) — main rooms (in a traditional courtyard house); (historical) wife (as opposed to concubines)

Definition

Two distinct senses, both archaic/literary: (1) the main rooms of a traditional siheyuan courtyard house, where the head of the household lived; (2) historically, the principal wife (正妻), as opposed to concubines.

noun
main rooms (in a traditional courtyard house)(historical) wife (as opposed to concubines)

Examples

  • 上房。
    Zhè dòng sì hé yuàn de shǎng shì zhǔ rén zhù de dì fāng.
    The main rooms of this courtyard house are where the owner lives.
  • ，上房。
    Zài gǔ dài, shǎng tōng cháng liú gěi zhǎng bèi jū zhù.
    In ancient times, the main rooms were usually reserved for elders.
  • ，上房。
    Xiǎo shuō lǐ tí dào, zhè wèi shǎng chū shēn míng mén.
    The novel mentions that this wife came from a distinguished family.

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