畫棟雕梁huà dòng diāo liángpainted pillars and carved beams (of a magnificent building); the pillars are carved and the beams gilded
? 入門里，往前又進，到了三層門里，都是些～，明窗彩戶。(《西游記》233) He walked through the door and proceeded further; when he passed through the third doorway,he saw carved beams with eaaborate ornaments and large windows brightly decorated.
? 長老連忙下馬，見一座門樓，乃是垂蓮象鼻，～。(《西游記》308) Quickly dismounting,the elder discovered that the towered entrance gate was decorated with carved lotus designs and looped slits in the woodwork:its pillars were carved and its beams gilded. 畫棟雕梁hua dong diao liangcarved beams and painted rafters—a richly ornamented building |