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廟埕
ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ
“open courtyard in front of a temple; temple plaza used for gatherings, festivals, and social activities”
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廟
ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Temple or shrine for worship of deities or ancestors; imperial hall or court; a temple fair.
埕
ㄔㄥˊ
a courtyard or open yard in Taiwanese and Southern Min usage; a coastal salt pan or flat; a site for raising razor clams and sea clams along the Fujian and Taiwan coast; a small-mouthed earthenware jar for storing wine.
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- 廟宇ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇtemple; a building for religious worship, especially in Chinese folk religion or Buddhism.
- 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).
- 城隍廟ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋa temple dedicated to the City God and his divine attendants; a Chenghuang temple
- 廟會ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋtemple fair; a festive market held near a temple during holidays, featuring worship, entertainment, and shopping
- 大稻埕ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊDadaocheng; historic riverside district in Taipei known for tea trade; cultural and commercial hub in 19th–20th century; now a tourist area with heritage streets.
- 孔廟ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋConfucius temple; temple dedicated to the worship of Confucius; site for Confucian rites and ceremonies
- 宮廟ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple; a building for religious worship, especially in Chinese folk religion.
- 神廟ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple enshrining deities or buddhas
- 土地公廟ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋsmall shrine worshiping the Earth God; local neighborhood temple for the deity of land and wealth
- 廟口ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇarea in front of a temple; traditional Taiwan street-food and market hub named for its temple location
- 媽祖廟ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple dedicated to Mazu, the sea goddess widely worshipped in Taiwan's coastal and fishing communities