宗庙 (zōng miào) — royal ancestral temple
Definition
宗庙 (zōngmiào) is the formal, classical term for the royal ancestral temple where emperors performed ancestor worship — a cultural-historical term, not a place of general worship like 庙.
noun
royal ancestral temple
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 宗庙。Gǔ dài huáng dì měi nián dōu yào qù zōng miào jì zǔ.Ancient emperors went to the royal ancestral temple every year to worship their ancestors.
- 宗庙，。Zhè zuò zōng miào jiàn yú zhōu cháo, yǐ yǒu sān qiān duō nián lì shǐ.This royal ancestral temple was built in the Zhou dynasty and has a history of over three thousand years.
- 宗庙。zōng miào Shì gǔ dài wáng shì jì zǔ de zhòng yào chǎng suǒ.The royal ancestral temple was an important place for the ancient royal family to worship their ancestors.
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