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东方明珠塔

Dōng fāng Míng zhū Tǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Oriental Pearl Tower
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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.

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Original source entry:

東方明珠塔 东方明珠塔 [Dong1 fang1 Ming2 zhu1 Ta3] /Oriental Pearl Tower/

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Other forms in these source records: 東方明珠塔

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 方
    fāng

    square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 明
    míng

    bright / opposite: dark 暗[àn] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

    Míng

    Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 珠
    zhū

    bead / pearl / CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]

  • 塔
    tǎ

    pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[tǎ pó], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa) / tower / pylon (CL:座[zuò]) / (loanword) (pastry) tart

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