zhēn​jié​pái​fāng

memorial arch for chaste widows

Senses

贞节牌坊/ 貞節牌坊 zhēn​jié​pái​fāng (also zhēn​jié​pái​fang) memorial arch for chaste widows

A stone memorial arch erected by the government in imperial China to honor a woman who remained unmarried after her husband died or who died to protect her chastity.

References

classifier 贞节牌坊/貞節牌坊 座/座
classifier 贞节牌坊/貞節牌坊 道/道