pagoda in Chinese
pagoda in Chinese is 塔 — pagoda means a temple used for Hindu worship.
pagoda in Chinese
塔
Pronounced: tǎ
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]
What does "pagoda" mean?
- noun A temple used for Hindu worship.
- noun A tall building in an Indian, Burmese, or Thai style erected at Hindu or Buddhist temples in South and Southeast Asia, a stupa surmounted with a high point.
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noun A multi-storey tower in a Chinese style used in various contexts across East Asia and Nepal, usually with upturned curving roofs above each storey.
"On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas."
- noun A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.
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- On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas.
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What is "pagoda" in Chinese?
"pagoda" in Chinese is 塔. pagoda means: A temple used for Hindu worship.
How do you pronounce 塔?
"pagoda" in Chinese is 塔, pronounced "tǎ".
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