phratry meaning in Chinese

n.
1.【希腊史】(雅典的)氏族。
2.【社会学】宗族分支〔部落中由数个奉同一图腾的氏族组成的族外通婚单位〕。

However , circular house couldnot satisfy the other demands from all aspects because of the improved living standard and the gradually defined ideas for location , social order and rating . so the square house made its appearance to complement the disadvantages of the circular house . square style and circular style coexisted afterward , and the coexisted styled houses were discovered in many explored relics of primary phratry society of china
随着人们生活需求的提高和日渐清晰的方位观念、次序观念和等级观念的形成,圆形住宅难以满足上述要求时,方形住宅出现了,其后圆方形住宅共存,继而在方圆形式上又演化生出明堂形制建筑。