siheyuan

English

Alternative forms

• ssu-ho-yuan (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsə.həˈjɛn/, /ˌsə.hoʊˈjɛn/

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.
   • [1988, Anthony Grey, Peking: A Novel of China's Revolution, 1921-1978‎^[1], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54:

     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.]

Translations

traditional Chinese residence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四合院 (zh) (sìhéyuàn)

• Finnish: siheyuan-talo (fi)
• Japanese: 四合院 (しごういん, shigōin)
• Korean: 사합원 (sahabwon), 쓰허위안 (sseuheowian)
• Russian: сыхэюа́нь m (syxɛjuánʹ)
• Vietnamese: tứ hợp viện

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