The story
- Mandarin · derived from四合院
- English todaysiheyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 四合院 (sìhéyuàn).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle. Full definition →
Mandarin 四合院