Etymology

flying eaves

Today it means: A style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture. Full definition →

Chinese 飛檐 /飞檐
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Chinese · calque of飛檐 /飞檐
  2. English todayflying eaves

Calque of Chinese 飛檐 /飞檐 (fēiyán).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.