八抬大轿

八抬大轎
bātái dàjiào
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 a sedan chair carried by eight bearers
  2. 2 the grandest possible welcome

Examples

HSK 6
Gǔshíhou, zhǐyǒu dà guān hé xīnniáng cái zuò bātái dàjiào.
In the old days only high officials and brides rode in eight-bearer sedan chairs.
HSK 6
Tā shuō, jiùsuàn gōngsī yòng bātái dàjiào lái qǐng tā, tā yě bù huíqu le.
He said that even if the company sent an eight-bearer sedan chair for him, he would not go back.

Tips

culture
The grandest kind of sedan chair, kept for high officials and for brides on their way to the groom's home in a 花轿. Today it lives on mainly in refusals: 'even with an eight-bearer chair you couldn't get me there'.

Stroke Order

八 bā
抬 tái
大 dà
轿 jiào