miào

common
noun
technical

Meaning of 庙号

庙号 means posthumous temple name (of an emperor). Pronounced miào.

  • posthumous temple name (of an emperor)

Definitions & Examples

Táng
Tài
zōng
de
miào
hào
shì
Tài
zōng
 

Emperor Taizong of Tang's posthumous temple name is Taizong.

shǐ
shàng
 
kāi
guó
huáng
de
miào
hào
duō
wéi
Tài
huò
Gāo
 

Historically, the founding emperor's posthumous temple name was often Taizu or Gaozu.

Yán
jiū
shǐ
yào
fēn
qīng
huáng
de
shì
hào
miào
hào
 

Studying history requires distinguishing between an emperor's posthumous name and temple name.