enclosed garden; pleasure park; menagerie
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enclosed garden; pleasure ground; menagerie (for hunting or recreation in ancient times)
literaryA classical Chinese term referring to enclosed gardens or parks, often used by nobility for hunting or keeping animals. Marked as literary/written language (书).
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
zài在
yuán园
yòu囿
zhōng中
shòu狩
liè猎
。
Ancient emperors often hunted in the enclosed parks.
Zhè这
zuò座
yuán园
yòu囿
zhàn占
dì地
shù数
bǎi百
mǔ亩
。
This pleasure garden covers several hundred mu of land.
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Yuán园
yòu囿
zhōng中
sì饲
yǎng养
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
zhēn珍
qín禽
yì异
shòu兽
。
The menagerie raises various rare birds and exotic animals.