round felt tent; yurt
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
round felt tent used by nomadic peoples; yurt
literaryLiterary term often used in classical poetry and historical texts describing northern nomadic cultures, particularly in the steppes.
Tiān天
sì似
qióng穹
lú庐
，
lǒng笼
gài盖
sì四
yě野
。
The sky is like a round felt tent, covering the four wilds.
Cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
sàn散
bù布
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
bái白
sè色
de的
qióng穹
lú庐
。
Many white yurts were scattered across the grassland.
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Tā他
men们
shì世
dài代
jū居
zhù住
zài在
qióng穹
lú庐
zhī之
zhōng中
，
suí随
shuǐ水
cǎo草
qiān迁
xǐ徙
。
They lived in yurts for generations, migrating with the water and grass.