gable wall; end wall of a house
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gable wall; the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a ridged roof
technicalIn architecture, refers to the end walls of a building that are topped by a gable roof. Also commonly known as 房山 (fángshān) in traditional Chinese architecture.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
wū屋
de的
shān山
qiáng墙
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
liè裂
le了
，
xū需
yào要
jiā加
gù固
。
The gable wall of this old house has cracked and needs reinforcement.
Shān山
qiáng墙
shàng上
kāi开
le了
yī一
shàn扇
xiǎo小
chuāng窗
hu户
，
ràng让
gé阁
lóu楼
tōng通
fēng风
。
A small window was opened in the gable wall to ventilate the attic.
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Chuán传
tǒng统
huī徽
pài派
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
mǎ马
tóu头
qiáng墙
qí其
shí实
shì是
fáng防
huǒ火
qiáng墙
，
bù不
tóng同
yú于
pǔ普
tōng通
shān山
qiáng墙
。
The horse-head walls in traditional Hui-style architecture are actually fire walls, different from ordinary gable walls.
Fáng房
shān山
（
shān山
qiáng墙
）
de的
gāo高
dù度
jué决
dìng定
le了
wū屋
dǐng顶
de的
pō坡
dù度
dà大
xiǎo小
。
The height of the gable determines the pitch of the roof.