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蕭牆

简萧墙 · 繁蕭牆

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo qiáng

(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture

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萧: xiāo · common artemisia; dejected
墙: qiáng · wall

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1–2 · xiao1 qiang2

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siu1 coeng4

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noun

(formal) screen wall facing the gate of a traditional Chinese house
(figurative) inner circle; inner area

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