shí
埘
wall niche for chickens; roost
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
chicken roost (carved into a wall); wall niche for hens
literaryLiterary term referring to a niche or cavity carved into a wall for keeping chickens, commonly found in classical Chinese architecture and texts. The character combines the earth radical (土) with 時 (time), suggesting a permanent, earth-bound structure.
Zhè这
zuò座
bǎi百
nián年
lǎo老
zhái宅
de的
qiáng墙
shàng上
hái还
liú留
zhe着
jǐ几
gè个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jī鸡
shí埘
。
Several ancient chicken roosts carved into the walls remain in this century-old house.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zài在
tǔ土
qiáng墙
shàng上
záo凿
shí埘
yǎng养
jī鸡
。
Ancient people often carved roosts into earthen walls to raise chickens.
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Zhè这
gè个
jī鸡
shí埘
záo凿
de得
tài太
shēn深
，
jī鸡
fǎn反
ér而
tiào跳
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
This wall roost was carved too deep, so the chickens can't actually jump into it.