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"temple buildings" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
殿堂 diàn táng palace / hall / temple buildings syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
所 suǒ actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
大厦 大廈 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) syn
寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple / monastery / shrine syn
神庙 神廟 shén miào temple
寺院 sì yuàn cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4] 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
罗列 羅列 luó liè to list / to enumerate / (of buildings, objects etc) to be laid out / to be scattered about 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)
败落 敗落 bài luò (of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt syn
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)
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
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
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)
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
地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
孔庙 孔廟 kǒng miào Confucian temple syn
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")
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
座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc syn
栋 棟 dòng classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old) syn
宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn
幢 zhuàng classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]) / (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows 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
祢 禰 mí memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
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
万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow
圣殿山 聖殿山 shèng diàn shān Temple Mount
蜃 shèn giant clam / (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings syn
少林寺 shào lín sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom) / to sway / (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle syn
蝶骨 dié gǔ sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
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
无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
金刚怒目 金剛怒目 jīn gāng nù mù to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
指南宫 指南宮 zhǐ nán gōng Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei
夹山寺 夾山寺 jiā shān sì Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 xian4], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Zi4 cheng2]
清拆 qīng chāi demolition (of buildings for new project)
房舍和场地股 Buildings and Grounds Unit
房舍管理股 Buildings Management Unit
房舍管理和工程科 Buildings Management and Engineering Section
房舍和工程科 Buildings and Engineering Section
可持续建筑和施工倡议 可持續建築和施工倡議 Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative
房舍管理科 Buildings Management Section
建筑物节省能源政策讨论会 建築物節省能源政策討論會 Seminar on Policies for Energy Conservation in Buildings
国际高大建筑物和城市生境理事会 國際高大建築物和城市生境理事會 International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
建筑物和电子系统委员会 建築物和電子系統委員會 Committee on Buildings and Electronic Systems
房舍和商业事务司 房舍和商業事務司 Buildings and Commercial Services Division
通信、档桉和房舍事务司 通信、檔案和房舍事務司 Communications, Records and Buildings Services Division
综合馆 綜合館 zōng hé guǎn complex (group of buildings)
萻 ān small Buddhist temple
八廓 bā kuò Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
祊 bēng side altar inside ancestral temple
鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple
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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