temple name
Definitions
A variant posthumous name used in China and occasionally other East Asian cultures for ritual worship at a dynasty's ancestral temple.
Equivalents
4 more languages
Examples
“The posthumous names of early Chinese rulers were often variations of a few words like⟳ "the martial one" 武 (wǔ), "the literary one" 文, and "the filial one" 孝 (xiào), but by the Tang they had become⟳ so long that people began using rulers' temple names or era names instead.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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