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牌坊

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pái fāng

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  1. 1. memorial arch

Words Containing 牌坊

又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)

既要当婊子又要立牌坊
jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng

see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng]

贞节牌坊
zhēn jié pái fāng

memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

Child Words of 牌坊

牌
pái

mahjong tile

坊
fāng

lane (usually as part of a street name)

坊
fáng

workshop

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