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祖廟

祖廟

See also: 祖庙

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	temple; monastery
trad. (祖廟)		祖	廟
simp. (祖庙)		祖	庙

Noun

祖廟

ancestral hall; family temple (for royal or noble families)

Synonyms

宗廟／宗庙 (zōngmiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǔmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² miu^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): chó͘-biō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǔmiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuumiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² miu^6-2
  - Yale: jóu míu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² miu^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ miːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-biō
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-biō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofbioi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɤ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɤ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɤ³³/