"Temple Mount" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
圣殿山聖殿山	shèng diàn shān	Temple Mount

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
华華	huà	Mount Hua 華山\|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi / surname Hua	syn
安装安裝	ān zhuāng	to install / to erect / to fix / to mount / installation	syn
偷袭偷襲	tōu xí	to mount a sneak attack / to raid	syn
寺庙寺廟	sì miào	temple / monastery / shrine	syn
装潢裝潢	zhuāng huáng	to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging	syn
神庙神廟	shén miào	temple
东山再起東山再起	dōng shān zài qǐ	lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback	syn
登上	dēng shàng	to climb over / to ascend onto / to mount
寺院	sì yuàn	cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4]	syn
殿堂	diàn táng	palace / hall / temple buildings	syn
坐骑坐騎	zuò qí	saddle horse / mount
上马上馬	shàng mǎ	to get on a horse / to mount	syn
珠穆朗玛峰珠穆朗瑪峰	zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng	Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma)
太阳穴太陽穴	tài yáng xué	temple (on the sides of human head)
助攻	zhù gōng	(military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)
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
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)
珠峰	zhū fēng	Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰\|珠穆朗玛峰[Zhu1mu4lang3ma3 Feng1])
香火	xiāng huǒ	incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks	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)
花果山	huā guǒ shān	Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination / (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)
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)
古刹古剎	gǔ chà	old Buddhist temple
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]
正殿	zhèng diàn	main hall of a Buddhist temple
瑶池瑤池	yáo chí	the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
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
南天门南天門	nán tiān mén	South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
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
大雄	dà xióng	great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
峨眉山	é méi shān	Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism
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
九华山九華山	jiǔ huá shān	Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
跨上	kuà shàng	to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)	syn
珠穆朗玛珠穆朗瑪	zhū mù lǎng mǎ	Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma)
地坛地壇	dì tán	Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
合击合擊	hé jī	combined assault / to mount a joint attack	syn
青城山	qīng chéng shān	Mount Qingcheng
孔庙孔廟	kǒng miào	Confucian temple	syn
进香進香	jìn xiāng	to burn incense at a temple
狼牙山	láng yá shān	Mount Langya in Hebei
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")
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
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.)
金山寺	jīn shān sì	Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
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
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
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)
禅林禪林	chán lín	a Buddhist temple	syn
登	dēng	to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)	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
裱	biǎo	to hang (paper) / to mount (painting)	syn
祢禰	mí	memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
潢	huáng	dye paper / lake / pond / mount scroll
泰山北斗	tài shān běi dǒu	lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field	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]
法源寺	fǎ yuán sì	Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
潭柘寺	tán zhè sì	Tanzhe Temple
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
白塔寺	bái tǎ sì	Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州\|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
八廓街	bā kuò jiē	Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
香火钱香火錢	xiāng huǒ qián	donations to a temple
跻躋	jī	(literary) to ascend / to climb / to mount
峁	mǎo	round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)
少林寺	shào lín sì	Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
蝶骨	dié gǔ	sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
峨眉	é méi	(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan)
阿苏山阿蘇山	ā sū shān	Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
西乃山	xī nǎi shān	Mount Sinai
颥顬	rú	see 顳顬\|颞颥, temple (the sides of human head)
菴	ān	variant of 庵 / hut / Buddhist convent / small Buddhist temple
鬑	lián	hanging temple hair
终南捷径終南捷徑	zhōng nán jié jìng	lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用\|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)	syn

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"Temple Mount" Chinese-English Dictionary

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