chuí
huā
mén

technical
archaic

Meaning of 垂花门

垂花门 means a moon gate; decorated interior gate in traditional Chinese courtyard houses. Pronounced chuí huā mén.

  • a moon gate; decorated interior gate in traditional Chinese courtyard houses

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
yuàn
de
chuí
huā
mén
diāo
fēi
cháng
jīng
měi
 

The carvings on the moon gate of this courtyard house are extremely exquisite.

Chuān穿
guò
chuí
huā
mén
 
jiù
jìn
le
nèi
zhái
 

Passing through the decorated gate, one enters the inner residence.

Chuí
huā
mén
shì
Zhōng
guó
jiàn
zhù
zhōng
de
zhòng
yào
gòu
jiàn
 

The moon gate is an important component in traditional Chinese architecture.

Relations

Measure Words

/ dào
Primary
/ zuò
/ shàn