跪堂

Chinese

kneel (main) hall; large room
simp. and trad.
(跪堂)

Pronunciation


  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: kuei3 dung2 [Phonetic: kuei2 lung2]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kôi-dńg
      • Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuei⁴⁵³⁻¹³ (t-)luŋ¹³/

Verb

跪堂

  1. (Putian Puxian Min) to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a traditional Chinese wedding

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “跪堂”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 337.