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四合院

Mandarin · pinyin sì hé yuàn

courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

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四: sì · four
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school

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4–2–4 · si4 he2 yuan4

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sei3 hap6 jyun2

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noun

siheyuan; Chinese courtyard residence; Chinese quadrangle

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