會堂

See also: 会堂

Chinese

 
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
(main) hall; large room
trad. (會堂)
simp. (会堂)

Pronunciation


Noun

會堂

  1. hall; meeting hall; assembly hall
  2. Alternative name for 教堂 (jiàotáng, “various religious or ecclesiastical buildings: shrine, temple, chapel, church, mosque, synagogue, etc.”).

Derived terms

References

  • Duffus, William (1883), “Church”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 42
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