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ciˎ₄tongˊ²
Pinyin
ci2 tang2
Translations
noun
ancestral; memorial temple
noun
This word refers to the temple used to worship ancestors, whereas 廟 refers to a temple used to worship the gods.
caak˗₃ciˎ₄tongˊ²
Pinyin
chai1 ci2tang2
Translations
noun
a curse used to threaten someone that they will have their penis cut off ; literally: to wreck the ancestral hall [colloquial]
daaiˍ₆ciˎ₄tongˊ²
Pinyin
da4 ci2tang2
Translations
noun
ancestral temple [written and colloquial]; Stanley Prison in Hong Kong [colloquial]