宮廟

Chinese

		palace; uterus	temple; monastery
trad. (宮廟)		宮	廟
simp. (宫庙)		宫	庙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngmiào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄇㄧㄠˋ
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiûng-meu

(Hailu, HRS): giung^ˋ miau^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng-biō / kiong-biō

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹ bhio⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngmiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄇㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongmiào
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-miao⁴
  - Yale: gūng-myàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongmiaw
  - Palladius: гунмяо (gunmjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-meu
  - Hakka Romanization System: giung^ˊ meu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giung¹ meu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ meu̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: giung^ˋ miau^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /kiuŋ⁵³ miau³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-biō
  - Tâi-lô: king-biō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengbioi
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bio³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɤ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ bio⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-biō
  - Tâi-lô: kiong-biō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiongbioi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng¹ bhio⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng biō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³⁻²³ bio¹¹/

Note: Jieyang.

Middle Chinese: kjuwng mjewH

Rime
Character	宮	廟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	宵 (92)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	居戎切	眉召切
Baxter	kjuwng	mjewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨuŋ/	/mˠiᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kiuŋ/	/mᵚiɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuŋ/	/miæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kuwŋ/	/miaw^H/
Li Rong	/kiuŋ/	/mjɛu^H/
Wang Li	/kĭuŋ/	/mĭɛu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯uŋ/	/mi̯ɛu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiōng	miào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gung¹	miu⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k(r)uŋ [m]raw-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*kuŋ mrews/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	宮	廟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gōng	miào
Middle Chinese	‹ kjuwng ›	‹ mjew^H ›
Old Chinese	/*k(r)uŋ/	/*[m]raw-s/
English	dwelling; palace; note of scale	a kind of building with side rooms
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	宮	廟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	4147	1306
Phonetic component	宮	朝
Rime group	終	宵
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	弓	廟
Old Chinese	/*kuŋ/	/*mrews/
Notes		古文作庿

Noun

宮廟

(chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) temple
- 這陣廟宇教台語文引起注意，但其實佇古早時代，真濟宮廟有咧教冊，另外，真濟廟口的歌仔戲表演、壁堵彩繪，嘛有真深的教育意義。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  这阵庙宇教台语文引起注意，但其实伫古早时代，真济宫庙有咧教册，另外，真济庙口的歌仔戏表演、壁堵彩绘，嘛有真深的教育意义。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: “用臺語文做宮廟宣傳少年編輯望延續本土文化”, in 公視新聞網‎^[1], 4 March 2021
  Chit-chūn biō-ú kà Tâi-gí-bûn ín-khí chù-ì, tān kî-si̍t tī kó͘-chá sî-tāi, chin chē keng-biō ū teh kà-chheh, lēng-gōa, chin chē biō-kháu ê koa-á-hì piáu-ián, piah-tó͘ chhái-hōe, mā ū chin chhim ê kàu-io̍k ì-gī. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The teaching of Taiwanese language in temples has attracted attention recently, but in fact, many temples used to teach in ancient times. In addition, the Taiwanese opera performances and wall paintings at the entrances of many temples also have deep educational significance.
(Classical) ancestral hall
- 宮廟邸第，人民所次。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  宫庙邸第，人民所次。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Gōngmiào dǐdì, rénmín suǒ cì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(Classical) palaces and ancestral halls
- 己酉，董卓焚洛陽宮廟及人家。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  己酉，董卓焚洛阳宫庙及人家。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE
  Jǐyǒu, Dǒng Zhuó fén luòyáng gōngmiào jí rénjiā. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

(temple):

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佛寺 (fósì) (Buddhist temple)
佛教堂 (Philippine Hokkien)
和尚寺 (Puxian Min)
寶剎 / 宝刹 (bǎochà) (Buddhist temple)
寺
寺廟 / 寺庙 (sìmiào)
尪廟 / 尪庙 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
山門 / 山门 (shānmén)
廟 / 庙 (miào)
廟宇 / 庙宇 (miàoyǔ)
廟寺 / 庙寺 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
梵宇 (fànyǔ) (literary, Buddhist temple)
禪寺 / 禅寺 (chánsì) (Buddhist temple)
禪房 / 禅房 (chánfáng) (Buddhist temple)
禪林 / 禅林 (chánlín) (Buddhist temple)
禪院 / 禅院 (chányuàn) (Buddhist temple)