画栋雕梁huà dòng diāo liángpainted pillars and carved beams (of a magnificent building); the pillars are carved and the beams gilded
❍ 入门里，往前又进，到了三层门里，都是些～，明窗彩户。(《西游记》233) He walked through the door and proceeded further; when he passed through the third doorway,he saw carved beams with eaaborate ornaments and large windows brightly decorated.
❍ 长老连忙下马，见一座门楼，乃是垂莲象鼻，～。(《西游记》308) Quickly dismounting,the elder discovered that the towered entrance gate was decorated with carved lotus designs and looped slits in the woodwork:its pillars were carved and its beams gilded. 画栋雕梁hua dong diao liangcarved beams and painted rafters—a richly ornamented building |