WordTaiwan frequency #10,921
城隍廟
ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
“a temple dedicated to the City God and his divine attendants; a Chenghuang temple”
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- 城市ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋcity; town; an urban area with dense population and developed infrastructure, as opposed to rural areas; a center of political, economic, and cultural activity
- 城鄉ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤcity and countryside; urban and rural areas
- 廟宇ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇtemple; a building for religious worship, especially in Chinese folk religion or Buddhism.
- 城堡ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠˇcastle; fortified stronghold; rook in chess.
- 京城ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊcapital city; seat of government; the capital of a country.
- 寺廟ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋBuddhist temple; broadly, any temple or shrine housing religious statues and used for worship.
- 廟方ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤtemple authorities; the management or administration of a temple; temple side (in temple-related matters).
- 城鎮ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋtown; a small urban settlement; a city or town (in mainland usage often refers to both cities and towns collectively).
- 長城ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊthe Great Wall of China; a long defensive wall built across northern China; a metaphor for a strong national defense; a metaphor for someone or something that serves as a pillar of strength
- 城門ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊcity gate; main entrance to a walled city or fortress.
- 城牆ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊcity wall; thick defensive wall built around a city for protection
- 山城ㄕㄢ ㄔㄥˊa town in or among mountains; a mountainous city or settlement