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祠堂 (ci4 tong2) — ancestral; memorial temple in Cantonese

ciˎ₄祠tongˊ²堂
Mandarin Pinyin: ci2 tang2

Meaning of 祠堂

nounancestral; memorial temple
nounThis word refers to the temple used to worship ancestors, whereas 廟 refers to a temple used to worship the gods.

Example Sentences with 祠堂

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tong4.堂。
They want to demolish the ancestral hall.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂gam˗₃咁caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tong4.堂。
Don't rashly demolish the ancestral hall.
jaoˏ₅有janˎ₄人waaˍ₆話jiu˗₃要caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tong4.堂。
Someone said they want to demolish the ancestral hall.
ginˊ²件siˍ₆事houˊ²好naanˎ₄難caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tong4.堂。
This matter is difficult to resolve (lit. demolish the ancestral hall).
caak˗₃拆ciˎ₄祠tongˎ₄堂houˊ²好daaiˍ₆大ginˊ²件si6.事。
Demolishing the ancestral hall is a big deal.
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Characters in 祠堂

祠ci4
ancestral temple/hall; memorial temple; shrine
堂tong4
cousins on paternal side; mother

Words Containing 祠堂

拆祠堂caak3 ci4 tong2
a curse used to threaten someone that they will have their penis cut off ; literally: to wreck the ancestral hall [colloquial]
大祠堂daai6 ci4 tong2
ancestral temple [written and colloquial]; Stanley Prison in Hong Kong [colloquial]

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