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).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kǒngmiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Kǒngmiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Koongmiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

孔廟

1. (religion) Confucian temple; temple honoring Confucius and housing schools and testing facilities

Synonyms

• 文廟／文庙 (wénmiào)
• 聖廟／圣庙 (shèngmiào)
• 聖堂／圣堂 (shèngtáng)
• 夫子廟／夫子庙 (fūzǐmiào)
• 孔子廟／孔子庙 (Kǒngzǐmiào)
• 學廟／学庙 (xuémiào)