DRAIN    陰溝

TUBE THROUGH which RAIN WATER FLOWS FROM the ROOF.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The whole system of rainwater drainage from eaves down to the hole in the ground receiving the water, including the shuǐ cáo 水槽 along which the water is descending, is called liù 霤. 2. Dòu 竇 refers specifically to the hole in the ground designed to receive water. NB: Dī shuǐ 滴水 is a post-Han term (MING) for the tile especially designed to receive the water.
Modern Chinese Criteria
陰溝 暗溝 滲溝 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • TUBE　INTENSELY LONG HOLE which has THIN WALLS. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • HOLE　EMPTY SPACE in a SURFACE. (anc: 7/0, child: 7)
  • SPACE　What ALL THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 14

    • Words (4 items)

    霤  liù OC: b-rus MC: lɨu 3 Attributions

    The whole system of rainwater drainage from eaves down to the hole in the ground receiving the water, including the shuǐ cáo 水槽 along which the water is descending, is called liù 霤.

      Syntactic words
    • ndrainage system including particularly the impluvium, hole in the ground to collect the water dripping from the roof
    竇  dòu OC: ɡ-looɡs MC: du 2 Attributions

    Dòu 竇 refers specifically to the hole in the ground designed to receive water.

      Syntactic words
    • nZUO: drain; the drains in a city wall
    水竇  shuǐ dòu OC: qhjulʔ ɡ-looɡs MC: ɕi du 1 Attribution
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    • NPdrain
    滴水  dī shuǐ OC: k-leeɡ qhjulʔ MC: tek ɕi 0 Attributions

    Dī shuǐ 滴水 is a post-Han term (MING) for the tile especially designed to receive the water.

      Syntactic words