yí
宧
northeast corner of a room
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
northeast corner of a room (architectural term)
archaicAn archaic directional term used in classical Chinese architecture and texts to denote the northeast corner of a room or building. In traditional layout, this was often a place of privacy or storage.
Shì室
zhī之
yí宧
，
yōu幽
àn暗
ér而
shēn深
suì邃
。
The northeast corner of the room is dim and profound.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yú于
yí宧
chù处
shè设
shén神
wèi位
yǐ以
jì祭
。
Ancient people often set up shrines in the northeast corner for worship.
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Cǐ此
wū屋
zhī之
yí宧
，
cáng藏
yǒu有
gǔ古
juàn卷
shù数
cè册
。
In the northeast corner of this house are hidden several ancient scrolls.