池ち亭てい

noun

arbor by a lake; lakeside bower

A literary or poetic term for a small, roofed structure (arbor or bower) situated beside a lake or pond, often found in classical Chinese-style gardens or traditional Japanese landscape descriptions. Rare in modern conversation.

• 庭てい園えんの池いけのほとりに古ふるい池ち亭ていが建たっている。

  An old lakeside arbor stands by the pond in the garden.