孔廟
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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 (kǒng)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kǒngmiào
- Wade–Giles: Kʻung3-miao4
- Yale: Kǔng-myàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koongmiaw
- Palladius: Кунмяо (Kunmjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kong2 bhio7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khóng biō
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bio¹¹/
- (Teochew)
Noun
孔廟
- (religion) Confucian temple; temple honoring Confucius and housing schools and testing facilities
- 北京孔廟／北京孔庙 ― Běijīng Kǒngmiào ― Beijing Temple of Confucius