huáng

隍

Character · Noun

dry moat; city moat

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

dry moat around a city wall

archaic

Refers to the dry ditch surrounding a city wall in ancient Chinese fortification. Commonly used in the compound 城隍 (City God).

Gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
chí池
wài外
wéi围
yǒu有
huáng隍
zuò作
wéi为
fáng防
yù御
gōng工
shì事
 。

Ancient cities had dry moats surrounding them as defensive works.

Chéng城
huáng隍
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
mín民
jiān间
xìn信
yǎng仰
zhōng中
shǒu守
hù护
chéng城
chí池
de的
shén神
qí祇
 。

The City God is a deity in Chinese folk belief that protects the city.

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Wǒ我
men们
qù去
chéng城
huáng隍
miào庙
qí祈
fú福
 。

We went to the City God Temple to pray for blessings.