祭孔
jì Kǒng
Pinyin

Definition

祭孔
 - 
jì Kǒng
  1. to offer sacrifices to Confucius

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Kǒng
  1. 1 surname Kong
Kǒng zǐ
  1. 1 Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kǒng fū zǐ]
kǒng què
  1. 1 peacock
máo kǒng
  1. 1 pore
Zhài
  1. 1 surname Zhai
miàn kǒng
  1. 1 face
qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng
  1. 1 see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]
Kǒng míng
  1. 1 courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng]
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
Kǒng Róng
  1. 1 Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period
bài jì
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 to observe religious rites
  3. 3 to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
chā kǒng
  1. 1 jack
  2. 2 socket
xiàn jì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice
tóng kǒng
  1. 1 pupil (of eye)
jì diàn
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
  2. 2 to hold or attend a memorial service
jì bài
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
jì zào
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
jì sì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
chuān kǒng
  1. 1 to punch or bore a hole
  2. 2 to perforate
  3. 3 perforation

Idioms (3)

一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
无孔不钻
wú kǒng bù zuān
  1. 1 lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity

Sample Sentences

曲阜是孔子的故乡,他去世后,住宅被修建成孔庙,每年一届的“祭孔大典”就在孔庙举行。现在我就带大家参观“孔庙”,大家请跟我来。
qūfù shì Kǒngzǐ de gùxiàng ,tā qùshì hòu ,zhùzhái bèi xiūjiàn chéng Kǒngmiào ,měinián yī jiè de “jìkǒngdàdiǎn ”jiù zài Kǒngmiào jǔxíng 。xiànzài wǒ jiù dài dàjiā cānguān “Kǒngmiào ”,dàjiā qǐng gēn wǒ lái 。
Qufu is the ancient hometown of Confucius. After his passing, his residence was renovated and turned into a Confucian temple. Every year, the 'Ceremony to Venerate Confucius' is held in this temple. Now, I'll take all of you on a tour of this 'Confucian Temple'. Everyone, please follow me.
前面是著名的“大成殿”。据说皇帝来曲阜祭孔时,当地官员要用布把这些石柱包起来,不敢让皇帝看到。因为这些石柱比皇宫的还漂亮,怕皇帝看了忌妒。
qiánmian shì zhùmíng de “Dàchéng diàn ”。jùshuō huángdì lái Qūfù jìkǒng shí ,dāngdì guānyuán yào yòng bù bǎ zhèxiē shízhù bāo qǐlái ,bùgǎn ràng huángdì kàndào 。yīnwèi zhèxiē shízhù bǐ huánggōng de hái piàoliang ,pà huángdì kàn le jìdù 。
Up ahead is the famous Great Hall. It's said that when the emperor came to the Great Hall, the local officials would use cloth to wrap up these stone pillars and wouldn't dare let the emperor see them. This is because the pillars were more beautiful than the Imperial Palace and they were afraid the emperor would become jealous.