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廟

简庙 · 繁廟

Mandarin · pinyin miào

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廟: Look up this written character
庙: miào · temple, shrine; imperial court

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4 · miao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

miu2 · miu6

Cantonese word readings for 廟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(architecture, religion) temple (Classifier: 座; 間／间)
imperial court
temple fair
a surname, Miao

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