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 (kǒng)).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kǒngmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kong² bhio⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kǒngmiào
  - 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/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kong² bhio⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khóng biō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bio¹¹/

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

Synonyms

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

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