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siheyuan

/ˌsə.həˈjɛn/

siheyuan noun: a traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.

Noun

siheyuan (plural siheyuans or siheyuan)

  1. A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.
    • Traditional ssu ho yuan, the former homes of courtiers, both mission dwellings consisted of clusters of single-storied, gray-tiled pavilions built around shady courtyards adorned with rock gardens, lotus pools, and ancient fruit trees.[1988, Anthony Grey, Peking: A Novel of China's Revolution, 1921-1978, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54

siheyuan meaning in Vietnamese

siheyuan in Vietnamese

traditional Chinese residence
tứ hợp viện

Forms of siheyuan

pluralsiheyuans
pluralsiheyuan
alternative formssu-ho-yuan

Origin of siheyuan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 四合院 (sìhéyuàn).

Questions about siheyuan

What does siheyuan mean?
Siheyuan means a traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.
What is siheyuan in Vietnamese?
Siheyuan in Vietnamese is tứ hợp viện. See Siheyuan meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is siheyuan?
Siheyuan is a noun.
How do you pronounce siheyuan?
Siheyuan is pronounced /ˌsə.həˈjɛn/.
What is the plural of siheyuan?
The plural of siheyuan is siheyuans.

Words near siheyuan in the dictionary

  1. Sihanoukville
  2. Sihar
  3. Siharath
  4. Siharaths
  5. Sihasapa
  6. siheyuan
  7. siheyuans
  8. Sihhu
  9. sihr
  10. sihrs
  11. Sihu

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