imperial audience hall; throne room
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the Jinluan Hall (in the Tang Dynasty Daming Palace); (by extension) the imperial audience hall or throne room where the emperor receives court
literaryOriginally referred to a specific hall in the Tang Dynasty palace complex, later became a generalized literary term for the emperor's main court hall in novels and operas.
Jīn金
luán銮
diàn殿
shàng上
，
wén文
wǔ武
bǎi百
guān官
cháo朝
bài拜
huáng皇
dì帝
。
At the throne room, civil and military officials paid homage to the emperor.
Zhè这
zuò座
jiàn建
zhù筑
fù富
lì丽
táng堂
huáng皇
，
wǎn宛
rú如
jīn金
luán銮
diàn殿
yī一
bān般
。
This building is magnificently decorated, just like an imperial throne room.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
huáng皇
dì帝
shēng升
zuò坐
jīn金
luán銮
diàn殿
，
jiē接
shòu受
wàn万
mín民
cháo朝
hè贺
。
The novel describes the emperor ascending the throne to receive the homage of the people.