Definition
正房 has two distinct senses rooted in traditional Chinese culture. It refers to the principal rooms (the north-facing main building) in a traditional courtyard house (四合院), and historically also meant the primary wife in a polygamous household (as opposed to a concubine). Note that the pinyin in the source is zhēng, but standard Mandarin pronunciation is zhèngfáng; this may be a data error.
noun
principal roomsmain building (in a traditional Chinese courtyard house)primary wife (in a polygamous household, historical)
Examples
- 正房，。Tāmen jiā de zhēng hěn dà, yǒu wǔ gè fángjiān.Their family's principal rooms are very big, with five rooms.
- ，正房。Zài gǔdài, zhēng shì jiāzú zhōng zuì zhòngyào de jiànzhù.In ancient times, the principal rooms were the most important buildings in the family compound.
- ，正房。Zài jiù shèhuì, zhēng hé qiè de dìwèi wánquán bùtóng.In old society, the primary wife and a concubine had completely different status.
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