華蓋

Chinese

 
flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
 
cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (華蓋)
simp. (华盖)

Pronunciation


Noun

華蓋

  1. (historical) canopy (domed umbrella-like roof) over an imperial carriage
  2. (literary, by extension) imperial carriage; nobleman's chariot
  3. (Chinese astronomy) Canopy of the Emperor, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure and a sign of bad luck
  4. (astronomy) aureole
  5. (Taoism) eyebrow
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