孔廟

See also: 孔庙

Chinese

		Confucius Confucian	temple; monastery
trad. (孔廟)		孔	廟
simp. (孔庙)		孔	庙

Etymology

From Confucius's surname Kong (孔).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kǒngmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Kǒngmiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koongmiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

孔廟

(religion) Confucian temple; temple honoring Confucius and housing schools and testing facilities

Synonyms

文廟／文庙 (wénmiào)
聖廟／圣庙 (shèngmiào)
聖堂／圣堂 (shèngtáng)
夫子廟／夫子庙 (fūzǐmiào)
孔子廟／孔子庙 (Kǒngzǐmiào)
學廟／学庙 (xuémiào)

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