huabiao

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See also: huábiǎo

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Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 華表华表 (huábiǎo).

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Noun

huabiao (plural huabiaos)

  1. A type of ceremonial column used in traditional Chinese architecture.
    • , New York: Crown Publishers, →OCLC, page 125:
      The most notable example of engraved dragons is on the stone columns of the Temple to Confucius at his birthplace in Chüfu. These are also found in the "cloud pillars" (single stone columns—huapiao in Chinese) outside the Tienanmen, while those at the Ming Tombs are still finer.]

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