joss-house
1Joss house — or Miu (Chinese: 廟) is a place for worshiping a variety of indigenous Chinese deities, saints and supernatural beings from Taoist, Buddhism, Confucianism, heroes and folklores. Joss house is usually translated as temple, although it was in common …
2Joss house — Joss Joss (j[o^]s), n. [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. Critic in jars and josses. Colman (1761). [1913 Webster] {Joss house}, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship.… …
3joss house — joss′ house n. ear a Chinese temple for idol worship • Etymology: 1765–75 …
4joss house — n. a Chinese temple …
5joss house — noun a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship • Hypernyms: ↑temple * * * noun Etymology: joss (I) : a Chinese temple or house of idol worship * * * a Chinese temple for idol worship. [1765 75] * * * joss house …
6Joss House Bay — Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan (Chinese: 大廟灣) indigenously, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Cantonese name Tai Miu Wan (大廟灣) means the bay of large temple after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong… …
7joss house — noun Date: 1771 a Chinese temple or shrine …
8joss house — a Chinese temple for idol worship. [1765 75] * * * …
9joss house — ‚dÊ’É‘s‚haÊŠs /dÊ’É’ Chinese temple, Chinese shrine for worshipping idols …
10joss house — /ˈdʒɒs haʊs/ (say jos hows) noun a Chinese temple …
