四sei3合hap6院jyun2

English

1. courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
2. Chinese-style courtyard house; traditional Chinese house with a rectangular courtyard

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一種傳統中式建築形式：前後兩個廳堂，左右兩邊設走廊或者廂房，中間隔住一個庭院，四面合埋（量詞：間）

Examples

• 在北京，胡同是由四合院的传统居所排形成。

  In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.

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• 他们的四合院要小得多，设计和装饰也比较简单，胡同也比较窄。

  Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.

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• 因为几乎所有的四合院有南面的门和主要楼房，所以大部分的胡同是从东到西建造的。

  Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.

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• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。

  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

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• 一個胡同連接另一個，四合院和其他四合院形成一個街區，而街區跟其他街區匯集成一個城市。

  One hutong connects with another, siheyuans connect with other siheyuans to form a block, and blocks join with other blocks to form the whole city.

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