tái 臺

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Terms

  • tai (Pinyin without tones)
  • 臺 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 台 (Simplified Chinese)
  • tái (Pinyin)1
  • t`ai (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    literally: terrace; platform (raised from ground level). e.g. 平臺, 臺子 (Kroll 2015, 440; Guo 2002, 76; Fu 2017, 367; 呂 1992, 32; Hucker 1985, 373-4)2

    陔;高而上平的建築物。1

Related concepts

    tán 壇

    dānbì 丹陛

    dānchí 丹墀

    yuètái 月臺

    lùtái 露臺

Works Cited

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  • 1 漢語大詞典編纂処. 2008-2011. 漢語大詞典, accessed May 27, 2022.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 KROLL. 2015. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, 440.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 367.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 76.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 367.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; 吕. 1992. 中国古代建筑辞典, 32.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; HUCKER. 1985. A Dictionary of official titles in Imperial China, 373-4.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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How to Cite This Entry

CMW S21 et al., “ 臺 tái” in Architectura Sinica last modified May 27, 2022, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000164.

Bibliography:

CMW S21 et al., “ 臺 tái.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 16, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000164.

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