庙宇
temple; shrine; ancestral hall
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
temple; shrine (building for religious worship)
neutralTypically refers to buildings for worshipping deities, Buddhas, or historical figures in Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, or Taoism.
This temple has a history of over a thousand years.
On the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, many people go to the temple to burn incense.
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That temple on the mountain is very efficacious and receives constant worship.
noun
ancestral temple; shrine (for worshipping ancestors)
formalHistorically, a place for the imperial family or clans to conduct ancestral rites. The meaning is more literary or historical.
Ancient emperors performed ancestral rites in the ancestral temple.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple was where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped their forebears.
noun
temple fair (market or festival held at a temple)
neutralOften used as part of the compound "庙会". Refers to the traditional fair or festival associated with a temple.
During the Spring Festival, my whole family went to the Ditan Temple Fair.
There were many stalls selling snacks and handicrafts at the temple fair.