imperial ancestral temple
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial ancestral temple (where emperors worshipped their ancestors)
formalRefers specifically to the ancestral temple of imperial families in feudal China. The most famous example is the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing (located east of the Forbidden City), now known as the Working People's Cultural Palace.
Běi北
jīng京
tài太
miào庙
wèi位
yú于
zǐ紫
jìn禁
chéng城
de的
dōng东
cè侧
。
Beijing's Imperial Ancestral Temple is located on the east side of the Forbidden City.
Gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
qù去
tài太
miào庙
jì祭
sì祀
zǔ祖
xiān先
。
Ancient emperors went to the imperial ancestral temple every year to worship their ancestors.
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Zhè这
zuò座
tài太
miào庙
jiàn建
yú于
míng明
cháo朝
yǒng永
lè乐
nián年
jiān间
。
This imperial ancestral temple was built during the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty.