joss-house

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

joss (“god”) +‎ house (“house”)

Noun

joss-house

1. temple, church

Derived terms

• joss-house-man

References

• Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 106: “Joss-house: temple; church.”