宫 gōng

palace

HSK 6 #982

DEFINITIONS

  • palace
  • surname Gong
  • palace
  • temple
  • castration (as corporal punishment)
  • first note in pentatonic scale

STROKES

WORDS

景福宫 jǐng fú gōng Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul
正宫娘娘 zhèng gōng niáng niáng empress
沈阳故宫 shěn yáng gù gōng Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum
白宫群英 bái gōng qún yīng The West Wing (US TV series)
白金汉宫 bái jīn hàn gōng Buckingham Palace
紫微宫 zǐ wēi gōng palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)
罗浮宫 luó fú gōng the Louvre, museum in Paris (Tw)
美泉宫 měi quán gōng Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
胞宫 bāo gōng uterus; womb
自宫 zì gōng to castrate oneself
万国宫 wàn guó gōng Palais des Nations
虚宫格 xū gōng gé four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character
蟾宫折桂 chán gōng zhé guì lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
进宫 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail
逼宫 bī gōng to force the king or emperor to abdicate
阿房宫 ē fáng gōng Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; also pr. [E1 pang2 Gong1]
雍和宫 yōng hé gōng Yonghe Temple; Lama Temple (Beijing)
离宫 lí gōng detached palace; imperial villa
魔宫 mó gōng lit. devils' castle; place occupied by sinister forces
魔宫传奇 mó gōng chuán qí The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco
鲁佛尔宫 lǔ fú ěr gōng the Louvre
黄道十二宫 huáng dào shí èr gōng see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]
龙宫 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
龙宫贝 lóng gōng bèi Rumphius's slit shell (Entemnotrochus rumphii), found in Japan and Taiwan
北京故宫博物院 běi jīng gù gōng bó wù yuàn the Forbidden City Palace Museum in Beijing; a major museum in Beijing housing numerous artifacts and cultural relics
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