车盖

Mandarin

simpl.		车盖
trad.		車蓋

Noun

车盖 (simplified, Pinyin chēgài, traditional 車蓋)

1. the hood of an automobile
2. (archaic) an umbrella cover for a wagon or chariot
   • c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1

     其家之东南，有一大桑树，高五丈余，遥望之，童童如车盖。

     To the southeast of their home, was a large mulberry tree, which rose to a height of five zhang, and could be seen from far away. The tree was thickly covered with leaves like the umbrella over a horse drawn cart.

3. (archaic) canopied chariot
   • c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1

     我为天子，当乘此车盖。

     I am the son of heaven; I must ride on this canopied chariot.

车盖	[archaic] 车盖

References

• "车盖" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-08.