ruán
堧
open space by city walls or rivers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
open space beside city walls, outside palaces or temples, or by riversides
archaicA literary and archaic term referring to marginal land adjacent to structures or water, typically found in classical texts describing urban or riverside geography.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
ruán壖
dì地
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
mù牧
chǎng场
。
In ancient times, the open land by the city walls was often used as pasture.
Hé河
ruán壖
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lú芦
wěi苇
。
The riverside was overgrown with reeds.
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Gōng宫
ruán壖
zhī之
wài外
bù不
xǔ许
bǎi百
xìng姓
jū居
zhù住
。
Commoners were not allowed to live outside the open grounds surrounding the palace.