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雕梁画栋

diāo liáng huà dòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
richly ornamented (building)
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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.

Source record: cd-a9658480f97ac610. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

雕梁畫棟 雕梁画栋 [diao1 liang2 hua4 dong4] /richly ornamented (building)/

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Other forms in these source records: 雕梁畫棟

  • 雕
    diāo

    variant of 雕[diāo], to engrave / to carve / to engrave / shrewd / bird of prey

  • 梁
    liáng

    roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge

    Liáng

    Liang Dynasty (502–557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) / surname Liang

  • 画
    huà

    to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[huà])

  • 栋
    dòng

    classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.