gōng​qiáng

palace walls

Senses

宫墙/ 宮牆 gōng​qiáng palace walls

the surrounding walls of a palace; courtyard walls of a royal residence

宫墙/ 宮牆 gōng​qiáng one's teacher's school

(literary) a metaphor for the gate of one's teacher or a school of thought; derived from a passage in the "Analects" comparing a teacher's knowledge to high walls

References

classifier 宫墙/宮牆 道/道