joss-house

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Chinese Pidgin English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

joss (“god”) +‎ house (“house”)

Noun[edit]

joss-house

  1. temple, church

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 106: “Joss-house: temple; church.”
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