拜堂

Chinese

to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 
(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad.
(拜堂)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Verb

拜⫽堂 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. (of bride and groom) to ritually kneel to heaven, earth, and ancestors in a traditional wedding ceremony; to make ceremonial obeisances; to perform the marriage ceremony
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

拜堂

  1. (Hokkien) church (building) (Classifier: mn)
  2. (Jinhua Wu) plot of land in front of a grave
Synonyms

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “拜堂”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 22.