door pier; gate pier
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
door pier; stone or wooden plinth supporting the pivot of a door leaf
A traditional architectural element in Chinese courtyard houses (siheyuan), usually placed in pairs at the base of doorposts. Often carved with decorative motifs or supporting stone lions. The variant 门墩儿 (with erhua) is common in spoken language.
Lǎo老
zhái宅
zi子
de的
mén门
dūn墩
shàng上
diāo雕
kè刻
zhe着
jīng精
měi美
de的
tú图
àn案
。
The door piers of the old house are carved with exquisite patterns.
Zhè这
duì对
shí石
shī狮
zi子
shì是
fàng放
zài在
mén门
dūn墩
shàng上
de的
。
This pair of stone lions is placed on the door piers.
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Mén门
dūn墩
tōng通
cháng常
yóu由
shí石
tou头
huò或
mù木
tou头
zhì制
chéng成
，
yòng用
lái来
chéng承
tuō托
mén门
shàn扇
de的
zhuàn转
zhóu轴
。
Door piers are usually made of stone or wood and are used to support the pivot of the door leaf.