jiāo​fáng

empress's quarters

  • created reference approved 椒房 → 间/間 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    椒房 jiāo​fáng

    间 / 間 jiān

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 椒房 · jiāo​fáng · empress's quarters — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    椒房

    jiāo​fáng

    empress's quarters

    (literary) queen or empress's private apartments in an imperial palace; historically refers to walls plastered with pepper-flower paste to provide warmth, fragrance, and a symbol of fertility

    椒 (literal) → 椒 · jiāo · palace room 房 (literal) → 房 · fáng · room

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  • created sense approved 椒房 · jiāo​fáng · empress or consort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    椒房

    jiāo​fáng

    empress or consort

    (literary) by extension, a term used to refer to an empress, imperial consort, or their family members

    椒 (literal) → 椒 · jiāo · palace room 房 (literal) → 房 · fáng · wife

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