坐堂

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (坐堂)		坐	堂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòtáng
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: dzwò-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohtarng
    • Palladius: цзотан (czotan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

Verb

坐堂

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to see a patient
2. (dated, law) to try a case in a court of law
3. (Buddhism) to sit in meditation

Synonyms

• (to sit in meditation): 坐禪／坐禅 (zuòchán)

Derived terms

• 坐堂醫／坐堂医