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ciˎ₄祠
Pinyin: ci2
Translations
nounancestral temple/hall; memorial temple; shrine
ciˎ₄祠tongˊ²堂
Pinyin: ci2 tang2
Translations
nounancestral; memorial temple
nounThis word refers to the temple used to worship ancestors, whereas 廟 refers to a temple used to worship the gods.
zungˉ¹宗ciˎ₄祠
Pinyin: zong1 ci2
Translations
nounancestral shrine
canˎ₄陳gaaˉ¹家ciˎ₄祠
简 陈家祠
Pinyin: chen2 jia1 ci2
Translations
noun Chen Clan ancestral temple, a place in Guangzhou, China
caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tongˊ²堂
Pinyin: chai1 ci2tang2
Translations
nouna curse used to threaten someone that they will have their penis cut off ; literally: to wreck the ancestral hall [colloquial]
daaiˍ₆大ciˎ₄祠tongˊ²堂
Pinyin: da4 ci2tang2
Translations
nounancestral temple [written and colloquial]; Stanley Prison in Hong Kong [colloquial]