Meanings
nounsiheyuan (plural siheyuans or siheyuan)
plural siheyuans · alternative ssu-ho-yuan
- A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.
Traditional ssu ho yuan, the former homes of courtiers, both mission dwellings consisted of clusters of single-storied, gray-tiled pavilions built around shady courtyards adorned with rock gardens, lotus pools, and ancient fruit trees.
[1988, Anthony Grey, Peking: A Novel of China's Revolution, 1921-1978, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54
Origin
- Mandarin四合院
- Englishsiheyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 四合院 (sìhéyuàn).
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Chinese Mandarin 四合院
- 四合院 (sìhéyuàn)traditional Chinese residence
Finnish siheyuan-talo
- siheyuan-talotraditional Chinese residence
Japanese 四合院
- 四合院 (shigōin)traditional Chinese residence
Korean 사합원, 쓰허위안
- 사합원 (sahabwon)traditional Chinese residence
- 쓰허위안 (sseuheowian)traditional Chinese residence
Russian сыхэюа́нь
- сыхэюа́нь (syxɛjuánʹ)traditional Chinese residence
Vietnamese tứ hợp viện
- tứ hợp việntraditional Chinese residence
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APA
siheyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siheyuan
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“siheyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siheyuan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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