牌坊 (pái fāng) — a traditional Chinese memorial or honorific archway/gateway

Définition

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
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Exemples

  • 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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