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

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• 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

1. (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)