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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries豪宅
Pronunciation / Transliteration: háozhái
"山上的豪宅据说是闹鬼的。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, impressive house, often associated with wealth or grandeur.
"The old mansion on the hill was rumored to be haunted." - 2
A dwelling place or residence.
"They moved into a new mansion after their wedding."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mansion' originates from the Latin 'mansio', meaning 'a dwelling' or 'a staying'. It evolved through Old French 'mansion', which retained the meaning of a large, impressive residence, particularly in the context of nobility and wealth during the Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mansion" is said worldwide
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manoir
Transliteration: ma-nwar
"Le manoir sur la colline était réputé pour être hanté."
Herrenhaus
Transliteration: Herrenhaus
"Das alte Herrenhaus auf dem Hügel soll heimgesucht sein."
villa
Transliteration: vee-lah
"La villa sulla collina era famosa per le sue leggende."
mansión
Transliteration: man-syon
"La mansión en la colina se decía que estaba embrujada."
mansão
Transliteration: man-sao
"A mansão na colina era famosa por suas histórias de fantasmas."
महल
Transliteration: mahal
"पहाड़ी पर स्थित महल को प्रेतात्मा का निवास माना जाता था।"
豪宅
Transliteration: háozhái
"山上的豪宅据说是闹鬼的。"
저택
Transliteration: jeotak
"언덕 위의 저택은 유령이 나온다고 전해진다."
邸宅
Transliteration: teitaku
"丘の上の邸宅は幽霊が出ると言われている。"
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