Kǒngmiào

孔庙

Word · NounTraditional孔廟

Confucius temple

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Meanings

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1.

noun

Confucius temple; a temple dedicated to commemorating and offering sacrifices to Confucius

Often refers to specific historical temples built for the worship of Confucius and his disciples. The most famous is the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong, his hometown.

Qū曲
fù阜
de的
Kǒng孔
miào庙
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zuì最
zhù著
míng名
de的
Kǒng孔
miào庙
 。

The Temple of Confucius in Qufu is the most famous Confucius temple in China.

Hěn很
duō多
yóu游
kè客
lái来
cān参
guān观
zhè这
zuò座
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
Kǒng孔
miào庙
 。

Many tourists come to visit this historic Confucius temple.

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Gǔ古
dài代
de的
xué学
sheng生
huì会
zài在
Kǒng孔
miào庙
lǐ里
jì祭
bài拜
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
 。

Ancient students would worship Confucius in the Confucius temple.