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堰 [yàn]
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1. 挡水的堤坝。
(English: A dam that blocks water.)
例: 堤~。~塘。都江~(在中国四川省,是闻名中外的古代水利工程,已有两千多年的历史)。
(Example: Dams for reservoirs. Dujiangyan is a famous ancient water conservancy project in Sichuan, China, with a history of over two thousand years.)
2. 同本义 (English: weir).
引:
1. 《文选·沈约·三月三日率尔成篇诗》:东出千金堰。
(Reference: "Wenxuan" — "Eastward emerges the Qianjin weir.")
2. 《广雅》:堰,潜堰也,潜筑土以壅水也。
(Reference: "Guangya" — "Weir, a hidden dam built to block water.")
3. 《洛阳伽蓝记》:长分桥西有千金堰。
(Reference: "Record of the Luoyang Temple" — "There is a Qianjin weir west of the Changfen bridge.")
例:
又如:都江堰;堰塘(筑有堤堰的蓄水池);堰埭(截水的土堰);堰埭(壅水的土坝)
(For example: Dujiangyan; a pond with a dam; earth embankment for water diversion; earth dam for blocking water.)
3. 田边用以分界或防止水土流失的土埂。
(English: A ridge used to mark boundaries or prevent soil erosion.)
例: 如:堰上塌了个小壑。
(Example: For instance, a small ravine collapsed on the ridge.)
4. 池塘。
(English: A pond.)
引:
1. 闻一多《荒村》:桌椅板凳在田里堰里飘着。
(Reference: Wen Yiduo's "Desolate Village" — "Tables and chairs are floating in the pond in the field.")
例: 又如:一口堰;满满的一堰水
(Example: For instance, a pond; a pond full of water.)
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1. 堵 (English: block up water); 挡 (English: block up water).
引:
1. 《说文》:堰,壅水也。
(Reference: "Shuowen" — "Weir, it blocks water.")
2. 唐· 卢照邻《行路难》:谁家能堰东流水?
(Reference: "Tang" — Lu Zhaolin's "Difficult Journey" — "Whose family can block the flowing eastern water?")