Meaning of 房柁
房柁 means main horizontal beam supporting the roof in traditional Chinese architecture; principal rafter. Pronounced fáng tuó.
- main horizontal beam supporting the roof in traditional Chinese architecture; principal rafter
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
fáng房
tuó柁
yòng用
de的
shì是
zhěng整
gēn根
nán楠
mù木
，
lì历
jīng经
sān三
bǎi百
nián年
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
gù固
。
The main roof beam of this ancient building is made of a whole nanmu log and remains solid even after three hundred years.
Fáng房
tuó柁
shàng上
diāo雕
kè刻
zhe着
jīng精
měi美
de的
yún云
wén纹
tú图
àn案
，
xiǎn显
shì示
le了
gǔ古
dài代
gōng工
jiàng匠
de的
gāo高
chāo超
jì技
yì艺
。
The roof beam is carved with exquisite cloud patterns, demonstrating the superb craftsmanship of ancient artisans.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
gēng更
huàn换
wū屋
dǐng顶
fǔ腐
xiǔ朽
de的
fáng房
tuó柁
。
The workers are carefully replacing the rotten main beams of the roof.