粵

貞zing1節zit3牌paai4坊fong1

simp贞节牌坊
zing1 zit3 paai4 fong1zhēn jié pái fāng

English

  1. memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
  2. officially built memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow in ancient China

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 長稱「貞孝節烈牌坊」,係中國古代官方為咗表彰貞節婦女而起嘅牌坊

Examples

  • 又要做雞,又要攞貞節牌坊

    [ChatGPT]I have to act like a chicken and still maintain my reputation.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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