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四合院

sei3 hap6 jyun6*2

si4 he2 yuan4

siheyuan -- a traditional Chinese-style home where the buildings are arranged in a square around a central courtyard

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,040,000

四合院

四 sei3 si4 - four
合 hap6 kap3 gap3 he2 ge3 xia2 - combine, join; unite
院 jyun6*2 jyun6 yuan4 - courtyard; yard; public places

This word was added by claw on 13th Oct 2004 and last edited on 8th Feb 2008

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