| 刘姥姥进大观园 |
Liú lǎo lao jìn Dà guān yuán |
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |
| 刘 |
Liú |
surname Liu |
| 刘 |
liú |
(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter |
| 姥 |
lǎo |
grandma (maternal) |
| 姥 |
mǔ |
governess / old woman |
| 姥姥 |
lǎo lao |
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother |
| 姥 |
lǎo |
grandma (maternal) |
| 姥 |
mǔ |
governess / old woman |
| 进 |
jìn |
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 大观 |
Dà guān |
see 大观区 |
| 大观园 |
Dà guān yuán |
Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber |
| 观 |
Guàn |
surname Guan |
| 观 |
guān |
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook |
| 观 |
guàn |
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform |
| 园 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan |
| 园 |
yuán |
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc |