As for who would be entitled to sit here, that all depended on one's identity, status, and relationship to the host. Those with no connections or of lower social status would have to content themselves with a round "drum stool."
至於誰能上榻，這還得看他的身分地位及與主人的交情，交情淺、輩分低的就只有坐圓凳的份了。