altar table; offering table
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
an altar table; a table for displaying religious offerings
formalA specific type of table used in traditional Chinese rituals, ancestor worship, or in temples to place offerings like food, incense, candles, and flowers.
Jì祭
zǔ祖
shí时
，
jiā家
rén人
zài在
gòng供
zhuō桌
shang上
bǎi摆
fàng放
le了
shuǐ水
guǒ果
hé和
xiāng香
zhú烛
。
During the ancestor worship ceremony, the family placed fruits and incense candles on the altar table.
Sì寺
miào庙
dà大
diàn殿
zhōng中
yāng央
yǒu有
yī一
zhāng张
hěn很
dà大
de的
gòng供
zhuō桌
。
There is a very large altar table in the center of the temple's main hall.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zǔ祖
xiān先
de的
pái牌
wèi位
qǐng请
dào到
le了
gòng供
zhuō桌
shang上
。
He placed the ancestral tablet on the offering table.