象牙塔

xiàng yá tǎ

Dictionary entry

ivory tower

What does 象牙塔 mean?

象牙塔 (xiàng yá tǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ivory tower

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象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]牙yátooth · ivory 塔tǎpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]) · (loanword) (pastry) tart

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