| 贞节牌坊 |
zhēn jié pái fāng |
memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow |
| 贞 |
zhēn |
chaste |
| 贞节 |
zhēn jié |
chastity / virginity (of women) / moral integrity (of men) / loyalty / constancy |
| 节 |
jiē |
see 节骨眼 |
| 节 |
jié |
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 牌 |
pái |
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:块) / brand; trademark (CL:个) / mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:张) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 词牌 and 曲牌) |
| 牌坊 |
pái fāng |
memorial arch |
| 坊 |
Fāng |
surname Fang |
| 坊 |
fāng |
lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway |
| 坊 |
fáng |
workshop / mill / Taiwan pr. [fang1] |