祖廟

See also: 祖庙

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	temple; monastery
trad. (祖廟)		祖	廟
simp. (祖庙)		祖	庙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǔmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² miu^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-biō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǔmiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǔmiào
  - Wade–Giles: tsu³-miao⁴
  - Yale: dzǔ-myàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuumiaw
  - Palladius: цзумяо (czumjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² miu^6-2
  - Yale: jóu míu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² miu^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² miu^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ miːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-biō
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-biō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofbioi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bio⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɤ³³/

Noun

祖廟

ancestral hall; family temple (for royal or noble families)

Synonyms

宗廟／宗庙 (zōngmiào)
宗祠 (zōngcí)
祠堂 (cítáng)
家廟／家庙 (jiāmiào)
家祠 (jiācí)
(Hokkien) 祖厝

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祖廟):

→ Korean: 조묘(祖廟) (jomyo)