中堂
Chinese
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | (main) hall; large room | ||
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simp. and trad. (中堂) | 中 | 堂 |
Pronunciation
Noun
中堂
- (literary) central hall; central room
- (literary) a scroll hung in such a room
- (literary) courtyard
- (historical) prime minister; chancellor (in the Tang dynasty)
- (historical) grand secretary; minister of state (in the Ming and Qing dynasties)
Synonyms
- (central hall; central room): 堂屋 (tángwū)
- (courtyard): 庭院 (tíngyuàn)
- (prime minister; chancellor): 宰相 (zǎixiàng)
- (grand secretary; minister of state): 大學士/大学士 (dàxuéshì)