old-fashioned tavern sign; inn banner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tavern sign; inn banner (made of cloth, used by old-fashioned wine shops)
archaicRefers to the traditional cloth banner or flag hung outside old Chinese inns and taverns to attract customers. The term is historical and evokes a classical atmosphere.
Nà那
jiā家
lǎo老
diàn店
mén门
kǒu口
hái还
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
miàn面
jiǔ酒
wàng望
。
That old shop still has a tavern banner hanging at its door.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
jiǔ酒
wàng望
duō多
yòng用
qīng青
bái白
bù布
zhì制
chéng成
，
suí随
fēng风
piāo飘
yáng扬
。
In olden times, tavern signs were mostly made of blue and white cloth, fluttering in the wind.
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Tā他
yuǎn远
yuǎn远
kàn看
jiàn见
jiǔ酒
wàng望
，
biàn便
zhī知
dào道
qián前
miàn面
yǒu有
kè客
diàn店
kě可
yǐ以
xiē歇
jiǎo脚
。
From afar he spotted the tavern sign and knew there was an inn ahead where he could rest.