廟老倌

Chinese

		temple; monastery	famous Cantonese opera performer
trad. (廟老倌)		廟	老倌
simp. (庙老倌)		庙	老倌

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): miau⁵ lau³ gonn¹

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: miau⁵ lau³ gonn¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ lɒu̯⁴¹ kõ³³/

Noun

廟老倌

1. (Xiang) temple attendant in charge of incense and candles; acolyte

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 廟祝 (“temple attendant in charge of incense and candles”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廟祝
Mandarin	Taiwan	廟祝, 廟公
	Wanrong	廟倌
	Liuzhou	廟祝
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廟祝, 廟祝公
	Hong Kong	廟祝, 廟祝公
Hakka	Yudu	廟老子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	廟公
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	廟公
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	廟公
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	廟公
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	廟公
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	廟公
Northern Min	Jian'ou	齋公
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	廟祝
Southern Min	Xiamen	廟公, 廟祝
	Zhangzhou	廟公
	Zhao'an	廟公
	Taipei	廟公
	Taipei (Wanhua)	廟公
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	廟祝, 廟公
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	廟公
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	廟公
	Kaohsiung	廟公, 廟祝
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	廟公
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	廟公
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	廟公, 廟祝
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	廟公, 廟祝
	Yilan	廟公, 廟祝
	Yilan (Toucheng)	廟公, 廟祝
	Changhua (Lukang)	廟公
	Taichung	廟公
	Taichung (Wuqi)	廟公
	Tainan	廟公, 廟祝
	Tainan (Anping)	廟公
	Taitung	廟公
	Hsinchu	廟公, 顧廟的, 顧宮的
	Kinmen	廟祝
	Penghu (Magong)	宮公, 廟祝
	Penghu (Xiyu)	宮公, 廟祝
	Jieyang	治宮
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	廟祝, 廟祝公
Wu	Shanghai	香火
Xiang	Changsha	廟祝, 廟老倌