péng
堋
ancient water-diversion dam; to build an embankment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
ancient water-diversion dike; split-water embankment
archaicSpecifically refers to the type of dike invented by Li Bing during the Warring States period for the Dujiangyan irrigation system. Its function was to split and reduce the water's force.
Dū都
jiāng江
yàn堰
de的
Fēi飞
shā沙
yàn堰
hé和
Bǎo宝
píng瓶
kǒu口
qián前
yǒu有
yī一
dào道
zhù著
míng名
de的
péng堋
。
There is a famous water-diversion dike in front of the Flying Sand Weir and the Bottle-Neck Channel of the Dujiangyan.
Lǐ李
Bīng冰
chuàng创
zào造
de的
péng堋
，
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shuǐ水
lì利
gōng工
chéng程
de的
jié杰
zuò作
。
The water-diversion dike created by Li Bing is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering.