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"Confucian temple" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
孔庙 孔廟 kǒng miào Confucian temple syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
圣经 聖經 shèng jīng the Confucian classics / (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] syn
寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple / monastery / shrine syn
复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn
小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn
神庙 神廟 shén miào temple
寺院 sì yuàn cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4] syn
殿堂 diàn táng palace / hall / temple buildings syn
太阳穴 太陽穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head)
庙宇 廟宇 miào yǔ temple syn
宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào temple / ancestral shrine syn
龙华 龍華 lóng huá Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] of Shenzhen, Guangdong
庙会 廟會 miào huì temple fair syn
信道 xìn dào (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them
正名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
经传 經傳 jīng zhuàn classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn
护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks syn
任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn
高宗 gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
玄学 玄學 xuán xué Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学) syn
洪武 hóng wǔ Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3]
佛寺 fó sì Buddhist temple syn
天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
孝心 xiào xīn filial piety (a Confucian obligation) / respect and obedience to one's parents syn
礼教 禮教 lǐ jiào Confucian code of ethics
古刹 古剎 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple
孝道 xiào dao filial piety (Confucian virtue) / to be a good son or daughter syn
永乐 永樂 yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]
孟子 mèng zǐ Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
正德 zhèng dé Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhu1 Hou4 zhao4] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗[Ming2 Wu3 zong1]
庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple syn
从一而终 從一而終 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) syn
天顺 天順 tiān shùn Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]
禅房 禪房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple syn
德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)
儒家 rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
大雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
道观 道觀 dào guàn Daoist temple syn
朱熹 zhū xī Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
经学 經學 jīng xué study of the Confucian classics
礼部 禮部 lǐ bù Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
读经 讀經 dú jīng to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
儒生 rú shēng Confucian scholar (old) syn
康有为 康有為 kāng yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
荀子 xún zǐ Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher / the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi
儒家思想 rú jiā sī xiǎng Confucian thoughts / the thinking of the Confucian school
进香 進香 jìn xiāng to burn incense at a temple
雍和宫 雍和宮 yōng hé gōng Yonghe Temple / Lama Temple (Beijing)
大昭寺 dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
大藏经 大藏經 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea syn
明太祖 míng tài zǔ Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
英宗 yīng zōng Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3]
伽蓝 伽藍 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
通经 通經 tōng jīng conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)
宣德 xuān dé Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1]
白马寺 白馬寺 bái mǎ sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
儒者 rú zhě Confucian
心学 心學 xīn xué School of Mind / Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2])
武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
传经 傳經 chuán jīng to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience
六艺 六藝 liù yì the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
道统 道統 dào tǒng Confucian orthodoxy
悬空寺 懸空寺 xuán kōng sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn
顾炎武 顧炎武 gù yán wǔ Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn
吴哥窟 吳哥窟 wú gē kū Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
王阳明 王陽明 wáng yáng míng Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
奉祀 fèng sì to worship / to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc) / (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)
梁漱溟 liáng shù míng Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition
劝学 勸學 quàn xué On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)
格物 gé wù to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
禅林 禪林 chán lín a Buddhist temple syn
宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn
召 zhào to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) syn
寺 sì Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old) syn
庙 廟 miào temple / ancestral shrine / CL:座[zuo4] / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial syn
圣殿 聖殿 shèng diàn temple
刹 剎 chà Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4duo1luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra") syn
颞 顳 niè bones of the temple (on the human head) / see 顳顬|颞颥, temple
儒 rú scholar / Confucian syn
祢 禰 mí memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
十三经 十三經 shí sān jīng the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] syn
八角街 bā jiǎo jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1]
周敦颐 周敦頤 zhōu dūn yí Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
法源寺 fǎ yuán sì Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
潭柘寺 tán zhè sì Tanzhe Temple
孟轲 孟軻 mèng kē Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
喇嘛庙 喇嘛廟 lǎ ma miào lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism
岱庙 岱廟 dài miào Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai
娘娘庙 娘娘廟 niáng niáng miào temple of Goddess of Fertility
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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