huabiao
Syllables: hua·biao/hwɑːˈbjaʊ/
huabiao noun: a type of ceremonial column used in traditional Chinese architecture.
Noun
huabiao (plural huabiaos)
- A type of ceremonial column used in traditional Chinese architecture.
- The most notable example of engraved dragons is on the stone columns of the Temple to Confucius at his birthplace in Chüfu. These are also found in the "cloud pillars" (single stone columns—huapiao in Chinese) outside the Tienanmen, while those at the Ming Tombs are still finer.[1961, Yutang Lin, “Studies in Form: Temples, Pagodas and the Plastic Arts”, in Imperial Peking: Seven Centuries of China, New York: Crown Publishers, →OCLC, page 125
Forms of huabiao
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Origin of huabiao
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 華表／华表 (huábiǎo).
Questions about huabiao
- What does huabiao mean?
- Huabiao means a type of ceremonial column used in traditional Chinese architecture.
- What part of speech is huabiao?
- Huabiao is a noun.
- How do you pronounce huabiao?
- Huabiao is pronounced /hwɑːˈbjaʊ/.
- What is the plural of huabiao?
- The plural of huabiao is huabiaos.
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