堂屋
táng wū
Pinyin
Definition
堂屋
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- central room of a traditional Chinese house
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
仰屋著书
- 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
冠冕堂皇
- 1 high-sounding
- 2 dignified
- 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
- 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
- 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
- 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
- 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)