cí 祠
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1. shrine; a memorial building for remembering, venerating, and/or worshiping spirits, such as nature spirits, ancestors, or those acknowledged for having made significant achievements; 2. the cultic sacrifice taking place in a shrine (Guo 2002, 27; Fu 2017, 351; Miller 2007, 32-33; Kroll 2017,online edition)2
1. 神社; 紀念、崇拜和/或祭祀神靈的紀念性建築,例如自然神靈、祖先或因取得重大成就而獲得認可的神靈;2. 在神社舉行的祭祀 (Guo 2002, 27; Fu 2017, 351; Miller 2007, 32-33; Kroll 2017, online edition)2
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- 1 漢語大詞典編纂処. 2008-2011. 漢語大詞典, accessed May 28, 2022.
- 2 GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 27.; FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 351.; MILLER. 2007. The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci, 32-33.; KROLL. 2016. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, accessed May 27, 2022.
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