imperial lodging; royal stop
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of an emperor) to stop temporarily during a journey; to lodge at a place during an imperial tour
archaicClassical/literary term used exclusively in the context of imperial travel. The emperor's temporary residence during a tour was called 行在 or 行宫.
Qián乾
lóng隆
huáng皇
dì帝
nán南
xún巡
shí时
céng曾
zhù驻
bì跸
yú于
yáng扬
zhōu州
。
Emperor Qianlong once lodged in Yangzhou during his southern tour.
Kāng康
xī熙
huáng皇
dì帝
zhù驻
bì跸
chéng承
dé德
bì避
shǔ暑
shān山
zhuāng庄
。
Emperor Kangxi resided at the Chengde Mountain Resort.
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Dì地
fāng方
guān官
yuán员
wéi为
yíng迎
jiē接
shèng圣
jià驾
zhù驻
bì跸
，
tí提
qián前
sān三
gè个
yuè月
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
Local officials began preparations three months in advance to welcome the imperial entourage's arrival and lodging.