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比屋连甍
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比屋连甍 — “Describes an area where houses are densely packed together”

比屋连甍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an area where houses are densely packed together”. With their roofs almost touching, indicating a large number of dwellings or a crowded habitation. Literally, “houses side by side, connected roofs”.

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比屋连甍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

比屋连甍 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
比
bǐ4compare, compete, or ratio
屋
wū9house, room, building
连
lián8to connect, link, continuously
甍
méng16Roof ridge

Example Sentence with 比屋连甍

随着城市化的进程,原本的田园风光逐渐被比屋连甍的住宅区取代。
With the process of urbanization, the original pastoral scenery was gradually replaced by residential areas with closely packed houses.

Idioms Related to 比屋连甍

More idioms starting with 比

  • bǐ比shàng上bù不zú足,,bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余not the best, but better than most
  • bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余better than some, so content
  • bǐ比zhòng众bù不tóng同distinctly different from the rest
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可fēng封virtuous households everywhere
  • bǐ比wū屋kě可zhū诛Widespread wickedness deserving punishment
  • bǐ比wū屋ér而fēng封Every household is honored
  • bǐ比suì岁bù不dēng登Repeated years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比nián年bù不dēng登successive years of poor harvests
  • bǐ比zhāng张bǐ比lǐ李compare from many angles
  • bǐ比hù户kě可fēng封Every household is worthy of ennoblement
  • bǐ比shǒu手huà划jiǎo脚talk with lively hand gestures
  • bǐ比shǒu手huà画jiǎo脚talk with hands and gestures

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Questions about 比屋连甍

What does 比屋连甍 mean?

比屋连甍 (bǐ wū lián méng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an area where houses are densely packed together”.

How do you pronounce 比屋连甍?

比屋连甍 is pronounced bǐ wū lián méng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 比屋连甍 literally mean?

Literally, 比屋连甍 means “houses side by side, connected roofs”. It is used to mean “describes an area where houses are densely packed together”.

What is the Chinese definition of 比屋连甍?

屋舍紧密相连。指住户众多。

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