厦(廈)shà 1.(高大的)房子{tall building}: 广～{large house; huge building}|高楼大～。{high buildings and large mansions; high-rises} 2.〈方dial.〉房子里靠后墙的部分,在柁之外{Chinese-style portico; part of a house attached to the back wall and beyond the girder}: 前廊后～。{having a porch in front of a building and a portico behind it} ⇒厦xià