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| Processed by: | richwarm (2018-06-29 23:03:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 61284 - submitted by 'sl89' >> "Spirit wall" seems to have some currency in English, and I find it better than the general description "screen wall". LAC calls it "影壁墙" maybe an entry should be added with "see 影壁". 【Wenlin】 ①screen wall facing a gate ②wall with carved murals M:²dào/⁴zuò 道/座 【LAC(影壁墙)】 旧式建筑位于门楼内外或厅堂前，正对着门楼或厅堂的一堵独立的墙，具有屏蔽作用，多有图案或文字做装饰。也作「照壁」、「照墙」。 【MoE】 1 舊時在房子的大門內或門外, 用來遮擋視線或裝飾的短牆。 2 雕塑或彩繪有各種形象、圖案的牆壁。 【百度百科】 影壁，也称照壁，古称萧墙，是中国传统建筑中用于遮挡视线的墙壁。旧时人们认为自己的住宅中，不断有鬼来访。如果是自己祖宗的魂魄回家是被允许的，但是如果是孤魂野鬼溜进宅子，就要给自己带来灾祸。当然，影壁也有其功能上的作用，那就是遮挡住外人的视线，即使大门敞开，外人也看不到宅内。影壁还可以烘托气氛，增加住宅气势。 https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%BD%B1%E5%A3%81 【Wikipedia】 A spirit screen, also called spirit wall or screen wall, (Chinese: 影壁; pinyin: Yǐngbì; literally: "shadow wall" or Chinese: 照壁; pinyin: Zhàobì) is used to shield an entrance gate in traditional Chinese architecture. Spirit screens can be positioned either on the outside or the inside of the gate they are protecting.[1] The Chinese term "yingbi" is used to refer to screens on the outside as well as on the inside, whereas the term "zhaobi" is used only to refer to screens positioned on the outside.[2] Spirit screens can be either solitary structures or could be attached to a neighboring wall.[1] They can be constructed from a variety of materials such as brick, wood, stone, or glazed tile. Outer spirit screens were often status symbols[1][3] and could be richly decorated. Common decorations include symbols of good luck, such as the character for good fortune (Chinese: 福; pinyin: fú). Particularly ornate spirit screens featuring a dragon motif are the Nine-Dragon Walls that can be found in imperial palaces and gardens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_screen Before entering the hotel, guests are greeted by an iconic Chinese pailou archway, the type once reserved for royalty. Then the hand-carved onyx “Spirit Wall” conceived by artist Belinda Chow offers a glimpse into a typical Beijing courtyard home in the hotel’s lobby. https://www.shine.cn/archive/feature/ideal/Iconic-The-Peninsula-Beijing-reopens-with-style-and-luxury/shdaily.shtml Spirit wall: Wall behind the main gateway to a house, designed to thwart evil spirits, which, it was believed, could move only in straight lines. in The Rough Guide to Beijing (https://books.google.com/books?id=WXmaoxG3_NwC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&source=bl&ots=vpHooXr3ZV&sig=YZlwPYNqCQcKRQVYNmzo2NncAXA&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiehtyfsdbXAhVEWrwKHc1uBAcQ6AEIQzAH#v=onepage&q&f=false) As we enter another compound, the faded remnants of the Maoist past greet us on the spirit wall just inside the entranceway. in Beijing Time (https://books.google.com/books?id=5o1YDLx-tT4C&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&source=bl&ots=Yte50pwlW3&sig=xUU9K4x-R1AGZXub3115JCCE_Sg&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiehtyfsdbXAhVEWrwKHc1uBAcQ6AEISDAI#v=onepage&q&f=false) |
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+ 影壁 影壁 [ying3 bi4] /spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)/ # Editor: adding ~ + 蕭牆 萧墙 [xiao1 qiang2] /(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture/ |