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Chinese term or phrase:	四阿顶(庑殿顶)
English translation:	Chinese hip(ped) roof
Entered by:	Prof Projex

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11:08 Jun 29, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Architecture / ancient chinese architecture

Chinese term or phrase: 四阿顶

阙身平面呈长方形，上部用巨石雕成出檐的“四阿顶”。

Aaron Gilkison KudoZ activity Questions: 203 (7 open) (3 without valid answers) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 79 United States
Local time: 19:43

Chinese hip(ed) roof

Explanation:
四阿顶 is another way to say 庑殿顶
Which can be seen here:
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1306036.html?si=6

In which case:
庑殿屋顶 = Chinese hip(ed) roof / Wudian roof

Examples:
According to the investigation of calamity site and referring to the relevant experimental results from home and abroad,this paper gives following three demonstrations:1. The wind protecting performance of the hipped roof is better than that of the double pitch roof or the gabled and hipped roof. So it is scientific to regard the hipped roof all along as the top grade roof type;2. The roof pitch in history became steeper and steeper. So far from reducing wind protecting performance, it contributes to water proof...
本文研究论证了以下3点:1.庑殿顶作为中国传统建筑最高级的屋顶形式有其科学性;它的防风性能优于双坡顶和歇山顶。2.历史上建筑屋顶由缓变陡并不降低其防风性能,且有利于防水;3.坡屋顶加檐墙的做法有其防风防火的作用,不应一概斥之为制造虚假立面。

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Prof Projex
China
Local time: 08:43

Grading comment

Excellent! Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

Chinese hip(ed) roof

Prof Projex

hip roof

Yangzi

four hip roof

lbone

Answers

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Chinese hip(ed) roof

Language variant: Wudian roof

Explanation:
四阿顶 is another way to say 庑殿顶
Which can be seen here:
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1306036.html?si=6

In which case:
庑殿屋顶 = Chinese hip(ed) roof / Wudian roof

Examples:
According to the investigation of calamity site and referring to the relevant experimental results from home and abroad,this paper gives following three demonstrations:1. The wind protecting performance of the hipped roof is better than that of the double pitch roof or the gabled and hipped roof. So it is scientific to regard the hipped roof all along as the top grade roof type;2. The roof pitch in history became steeper and steeper. So far from reducing wind protecting performance, it contributes to water proof...
本文研究论证了以下3点:1.庑殿顶作为中国传统建筑最高级的屋顶形式有其科学性;它的防风性能优于双坡顶和歇山顶。2.历史上建筑屋顶由缓变陡并不降低其防风性能,且有利于防水;3.坡屋顶加檐墙的做法有其防风防火的作用,不应一概斥之为制造虚假立面。

Reference: http://kejiyingyu.com/material/1167723863207637.html

Prof Projex
China
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Excellent! Thank you!

5 hrs confidence:

four hip roof

Explanation:
四阿顶 = roof with four hips.

As Prof Projex found, 四阿顶 is another name for 庑殿顶. So it is the same, and also the different (other) name.

A quotation on 阿房宫:

4、关于阿房宫
http://www.teachercn.com/Jxal/Zxyw_Zhja/2006-7/2/20060108220...
阿房宫是秦始皇所建的宫苑，故址在今陕西省西安市西郊的阿房村。“阿房宫”的“阿房”旧读“婀旁”（为ēpáng）。为什么叫“阿房”？一说是地名或山名，遗址在今西安的西南；一说因宫殿的“四阿”（屋盖四角弯曲处）造得宽阔得名，“房”同“旁”，宽广的意思。

So we have verified 四阿 = four * 阿.

Reference on 'four hip roof':
http://www.google.cn/search?aq=f&num=100&complete=1&hl=zh-CN...

From the number of results, we can see if this is the translation, it can be an accepted, but still not a widely accepted version.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-06-29 16:46:40 GMT)
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Another reference:
http://www.google.cn/search?aq=f&num=100&complete=1&hl=zh-CN...

Any way, 'four hip roof' is only another choice besides Prof Projex's translation.

lbone
China
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of:

Chinese

17 hrs confidence:

hip roof

Explanation:
FYI:
这种顶式是清代所有殿顶中最高等级。庑殿顶又叫四阿顶,是“四出水”的五脊四坡式, ... overhanging gable roof悬山顶是两面坡顶的一种,也是中国一般建筑中最常见的形式。 ...
b.baidu.com/w?ct=17&word=tag%3A%CE%DD%B6%A5&tn=baiduWikiSearch&rn=10&pn=0 - 11k - 网页快照 - 类似网页

古代建筑英文- 外语部落- 中国建筑考试论坛注册建筑师|规划师|工程师 ...2007年12月4日 ... 庑殿顶：hip roof 歇山顶：saddlle roof 硬山顶：gabbled roof 悬山顶：suspension roof 攒尖顶：pointed roof 圆攒尖顶：conical roof ...
bbs.atrain.cn/thread-1105-1-8.html - 46k - 网页快照 - 类似网页

Yangzi
China
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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