Meaning of 照墙
照墙 means screen wall; facing wall (a wall built opposite the main gate inside or outside a traditional Chinese courtyard, serving as a privacy screen and feng shui barrier); equivalent to 照壁. Pronounced zhào qiáng.
- screen wall; facing wall (a wall built opposite the main gate inside or outside a traditional Chinese courtyard, serving as a privacy screen and feng shui barrier); equivalent to 照壁
Definitions & Examples
Sì四
hé合
yuàn院
jìn进
mén门
chù处
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
zhào照
qiáng墙
。
There is a screen wall at the entrance of the quadrangle courtyard.
Zhào照
qiáng墙
shàng上
diāo雕
kè刻
zhe着
jí吉
xiáng祥
de的
tú图
àn案
。
Auspicious patterns are carved on the facing wall.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
zhào照
qiáng墙
kě可
yǐ以
zǔ阻
dǎng挡
shà煞
qì气
。
Ancient people believed that screen walls could block evil influences.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
de的
zhào照
qiáng墙
bǎo保
cún存
de得
hěn很
wán完
zhěng整
。
The screen wall of this old residence is very well preserved.