拜堂
bài táng
Pinyin

Definition

拜堂
 - 
bài táng
  1. ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
  2. same as 拜天地

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
崇拜
chóng bài
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 adoration
拜
bài
  1. 1 to pay respect
  2. 2 worship
  3. 3 visit
  4. 4 salute
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
堂
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
学堂
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
拜佛
bài Fó
  1. 1 to worship Buddha
拜拜
bái bái
  1. 1 (loanword) bye-bye
  2. 2 also pr. [bāi bāi] etc
  3. 3 (coll.) to part ways (with sb)
  4. 4 (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
拜托
bài tuō
  1. 1 to request sb to do sth
  2. 2 please!
拜访
bài fǎng
  1. 1 to pay a visit
  2. 2 to call on
教堂
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
殿堂
diàn táng
  1. 1 palace
  2. 2 hall
  3. 3 temple buildings
满堂
mǎn táng
  1. 1 whole audience
  2. 2 a sellout (capacity audience)
  3. 3 jam-packed
礼拜
lǐ bài
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 religious service
  3. 3 worship
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
膜拜
mó bài
  1. 1 to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level
  2. 2 to worship
课堂
kè táng
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
迪拜
Dí bài
  1. 1 Dubai
食堂
shí táng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],間|间[jiān]
饭堂
fàn táng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 canteen
  3. 3 cafeteria
下拜
xià bài
  1. 1 to bow down low
  2. 2 to make obeisance
  3. 3 to kneel and bow

Idioms (17)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
  1. 1 lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. abundant wealth
  3. 3 abundance of knowledge
顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to worship
  3. 3 to bow down to
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
  1. 1 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

拜堂
bàitáng
They kowtow on the ritual altar
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