院 yuàn
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- cloister (English)
- yuàn (preferred) (Pinyin)
- 院 (Traditional Chinese)
- 院 (Simplified Chinese)
Note (brief)
An enclosed quandrangle of buildings or the enclosing wall. Can refer to a single temple complex or an enclosed unit within a larger building complex, such as a palace. Often translated as "cloister," particularly in the Buddhist context.2
(T. Miller)
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