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siheyuans

siheyuans is the plural of siheyuan.

Meaning of siheyuan

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

Questions about siheyuans

What is siheyuans the plural of?
Siheyuans is the plural of siheyuan.

Words near siheyuans in the dictionary

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

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