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華蓋

简华盖 · 繁華蓋

Mandarin · pinyin huá gài

imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)
aureole
halo

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华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
盖: gài · cover, hide, protect

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noun

(historical) canopy (domed umbrella-like roof) over an imperial carriage
(literary, by extension) imperial carriage; nobleman's chariot
(Chinese astronomy) Canopy of the Emperor, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure and a sign of bad luck
(astronomy) aureole
(Taoism) eyebrow

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