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女儿墙

nǚ ér qiángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
crenelated parapet wall
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1ba20f6edfc827ba. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

女兒牆 女儿墙 [nu:3 er2 qiang2] /crenelated parapet wall/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 女兒牆

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 墙
    qiáng

    wall (CL:面[miàn],堵[dǔ]) / (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bèi qiáng])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.