gōng

palace, temple, dwelling, enclose

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

縮 gōng suō contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
觀 gōng guàn Taoist temple
調 gōng diào modes of ancient Chinese music
闕 gōng què palace
頸 gōng jǐng cervix; neck of the uterus
少年 shào nián gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
布達拉 bù dá lā gōng Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet
平安神 píng ān shén gōng Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan
幾進 jǐ jìn gōng (slang) to have served several sentences; recidivist; old lag
hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines
愛麗捨 ài lì shě gōng Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic
打入冷 dǎ rù lěng gōng to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
指南 zhǐ nán gōng Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei
gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]; former imperial palace
博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei
文化 wén huà gōng cultural palace
chūn gōng Crown Prince's chambers; by extension, the Crown Prince; erotic picture
景福 jǐng fú gōng Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul
yuè gōng Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)
娘娘 zhèng gōng niáng niáng empress
水晶 shuǐ jīng gōng The Crystal Palace
瀋陽故 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
wáng gōng imperial palace
bái gōng White House
群英 bái gōng qún yīng The West Wing (US TV series)