雕栏玉砌
diāo​lán​yù​qì

carved railings and jade steps

  • created sense approved 雕栏玉砌/雕欄玉砌 · diāo​lán​yù​qì · carved railings and jade steps — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雕栏玉砌 / 雕欄玉砌

    diāo​lán​yù​qì

    carved railings and jade steps

    extravagant buildings or a grand palace with intricately carved balustrades and marble stairs; often used to evoke the memory of past imperial splendor

    雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve 栏 (literal) → 栏/欄 · lán · railing 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · jade 砌 (literal) → 砌 · qì · steps

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

    created sense