xiāo​qiáng

screen wall

  • created reference approved 萧墙/蕭牆 → 祸起萧墙/禍起蕭牆 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萧墙 / 蕭牆 xiāo​qiáng

    祸起萧墙 / 禍起蕭牆 huò​qǐ​xiāo​qiáng

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 萧墙/蕭牆 · xiāo​qiáng · screen wall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萧墙 / 蕭牆

    xiāo​qiáng

    screen wall

    (literary) a low screen wall standing inside the gate of a palace in traditional Chinese architecture; used to shield the interior from view

    萧 (literal) → 萧/蕭 · xiāo · respectful 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 萧墙/蕭牆 · xiāo​qiáng · home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萧墙 / 蕭牆

    xiāo​qiáng

    home

    (literary) used figuratively to refer to one's internal affairs, the inside of a house, or one's own side or group

    萧 (literal) → 萧/蕭 · xiāo · respectful 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 萧墙/蕭牆 · xiāo​qiáng · internal trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萧墙 / 蕭牆

    xiāo​qiáng

    internal trouble

    (literary) used metaphorically to refer to internal strife or domestic conflict, as in the idiom [[祸起萧墙|禍起蕭牆|huo4 qi3 xiao1 qiang2]]

    萧 (literal) → 萧/蕭 · xiāo · respectful 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense