temple custodian; ancestral tablet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
monk or Taoist priest in charge of temple affairs; temple custodian
Refers to the person responsible for the daily operation and religious activities of a temple.
Zhè这
wèi位
miào庙
zhǔ主
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
xiū修
xíng行
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
。
This temple custodian has been practicing here for thirty years.
Yù遇
dào到
zhòng重
yào要
yí仪
shì式
，
bì必
xū须
qǐng请
miào庙
zhǔ主
zhǔ主
chí持
。
For important ceremonies, the temple custodian must be invited to preside.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
miào庙
zhǔ主
duì对
miào庙
lǐ里
de的
lì历
shǐ史
liǎo了
rú如
zhǐ指
zhǎng掌
。
The old temple custodian knows the temple's history like the back of his hand.
noun
ancestral tablet or spirit tablet in an ancestral temple
literaryA classical or literary term referring to the inscribed wooden tablet representing the spirit of an ancestor, placed in a clan or imperial ancestral temple.
Zōng宗
miào庙
zhī之
zhōng中
，
miào庙
zhǔ主
dài代
biǎo表
lì历
dài代
xiān先
zǔ祖
。
In the ancestral temple, the spirit tablets represent the ancestors of past generations.
Měi每
féng逢
jì祭
zǔ祖
，
zú族
rén人
dōu都
yào要
guì跪
bài拜
miào庙
zhǔ主
。
Every time they offer sacrifices to the ancestors, the clan members must kneel and bow before the spirit tablets.