Meaning of 正房
正房 means main house (in a siheyuan courtyard, usually facing south); principal rooms; principal wife (first wife, as opposed to concubines). Pronounced zhèng fáng.
- main house (in a siheyuan courtyard, usually facing south); principal rooms
- principal wife (first wife, as opposed to concubines)
Definitions & Examples
Zhèng正
fáng房
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
jiā家
lǐ里
zhǎng长
bèi辈
jū居
zhù住
de的
dì地
fang方
。
The main house is usually where the elders of the family live.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì四
hé合
yuàn院
de的
zhèng正
fáng房
zuò坐
běi北
cháo朝
nán南
，
cǎi采
guāng光
hěn很
hǎo好
。
The main house of this siheyuan faces south, so it gets excellent natural light.
Lǎo老
ye爷
zhù住
zài在
zhèng正
fáng房
，
shào少
ye爷
men们
zhù住
zài在
xiāng厢
fáng房
。
The master lived in the main house, while the young masters lived in the side wings.