郊祀
jiāo sì
Pinyin

Definition

郊祀
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jiāo sì
  1. pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

祭祀
jì sì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
郊区
jiāo qū
  1. 1 suburban district
  2. 2 outskirts
  3. 3 suburbs
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
京郊
Jīng jiāo
  1. 1 suburbs of Beijing
市郊
shì jiāo
  1. 1 outer city
  2. 2 suburb
荒郊
huāng jiāo
  1. 1 desolate area outside a town
近郊
jìn jiāo
  1. 1 suburbs
  2. 2 outskirts
郊外
jiāo wài
  1. 1 outskirts
郊游
jiāo yóu
  1. 1 to go for an outing
  2. 2 to go on an excursion
城郊
chéng jiāo
  1. 1 suburbs
  2. 2 outskirts of a city
奉祀
fèng sì
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc)
  3. 3 (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)
孟郊
Mèng Jiāo
  1. 1 Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
远郊
yuǎn jiāo
  1. 1 outer suburbs
  2. 2 remote outskirts of a city
郊野
jiāo yě
  1. 1 open area outside the city
  2. 2 countryside

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