Word information
Simplified封禅
Traditional封禪
Pinyinfēng shàn
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Chinese word dictionary
封禅
fēng shàn · (of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
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封顶fēngdǐngto put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project); fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc); to top off; fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates); to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
封建fēngjiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
封面fēngmiàncover (of a publication)