Usage of the character 堂

(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
CL:間／间 (jiān)
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for classes, lectures etc
classifier for sets of furniture

Jīntáng

金堂

[金堂]

Jintang county in Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū), Sichuan

xuétáng

学堂

[學堂]

college
school (old)

tiāntáng

天堂

[天堂]

paradise
heaven

tīngtáng

厅堂

[廳堂]

hall

bàitáng

拜堂

[拜堂]

ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
same as 拜天地

xuāntáng

萱堂

[萱堂]

mother (honorific designation)

āntáng

庵堂

[庵堂]

Buddhist nunnery

tángsǎo

堂嫂

[堂嫂]

wife of older male cousin via male line

shòutáng

寿堂

[壽堂]

mourning hall
a hall for a birthday celebration

huìtáng

会堂

[會堂]

meeting hall; assembly hall

miàotáng

庙堂

[廟堂]

imperial ancestral temple
imperial court
temple

liàngtáng

亮堂

[亮堂]

bright
clear

zǎotáng

澡堂

[澡堂]

public baths

tángfáng

堂房

[堂房]

remote relatives (with the same family name)

tángzǐ

堂姊

[堂姊]

older female patrilineal cousin

lǐtáng

礼堂

[禮堂]

assembly hall
auditorium
CL:座 (zuò),處／处 (chù)

dàtáng

大堂

[大堂]

lobby

diàntáng

店堂

[店堂]

customer area of a store
showroom
dining area of a restaurant

tángguān

堂倌

[堂倌]

(old) waiter
attendant

tuōtáng

拖堂

[拖堂]

to drag out a lesson
to insist on extending class after the bell

tángxiōng

堂兄

[堂兄]

older male patrilineal cousin

tánghuáng

堂皇

[堂皇]

imposing
grand

dítáng

嫡堂

[嫡堂]

having the same paternal grandfather but different father

gāotáng

高堂

[高堂]

main hall
honorific for one's parents (old)

jīngtáng

经堂

[經堂]

scripture hall (Buddhism)

tánghuā

堂花

[堂花]

variant of 唐花 (tánghuā)

shítáng

食堂

[食堂]

dining hall; cafeteria
CL:個／个 (gè),間／间 (jiān)

tángmèi

堂妹

[堂妹]

younger female patrilineal cousin

xíngtáng

刑堂

[刑堂]

torture chamber

fàntáng

饭堂

[飯堂]

dining hall
canteen
cafeteria

mǎntáng

满堂

[滿堂]

whole audience
a sellout (capacity audience)
jam-packed

lìngtáng

令堂

[令堂]

(honorific) your mother

tíngtáng

庭堂

[庭堂]

courtyard in front of a palace

kāitáng

开堂

[開堂]

to open a law court
to set up a mourning hall

chántáng

禅堂

[禪堂]

meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)

tángjiě

堂姐

[堂姐]

older female patrilineal cousin

tángwū

堂屋

[堂屋]

central room of a traditional Chinese house

tánggē

堂哥

[堂哥]

older male patrilineal cousin

tóngtáng

同堂

[同堂]

to live under the same roof (of different generations)

kètáng

课堂

[課堂]

classroom
CL:間／间 (jiān)

liútáng

留堂

[留堂]

to stay behind (after class)
to be given detention
detention

guòtáng

过堂

[過堂]

to appear in court for trial (old)
(of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall

lòngtáng

弄堂

[弄堂]

(dialect) alley
lane

tángwǔ

堂庑

[堂廡]

side room of a hall

diàntáng

殿堂

[殿堂]

palace
hall
temple buildings

cítáng

祠堂

[祠堂]

ancestral hall
memorial hall

tángtáng

堂堂

[堂堂]

grand
magnificent
stately
majestic appearance

língtáng

灵堂

[靈堂]

mourning hall
funeral hall

zhāitáng

斋堂

[齋堂]

dining hall in a Buddhist temple

míngtang

名堂

[名堂]

item (in a program of entertainments)
trick (act of mischief)
worthwhile result
accomplishment
sth significant but not immediately apparent
sth more than meets the eye

tángqū

堂区

[堂區]

parish
civil parish

gōngtáng

公堂

[公堂]

law court
hall (in castle)
CL:家 (jiā)

pǎotáng

跑堂

[跑堂]

waiter (old)

kètáng

客堂

[客堂]

room to meet guests
parlor

tángdì

堂弟

[堂弟]

younger male patrilineal cousin

zūntáng

尊堂

[尊堂]

(honorific) your mother

zuòtáng

座堂

[座堂]

cathedral

tángshí

堂食

[堂食]

to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶／外带 (wàidài))
(restaurant) dine-in service

jiǎngtáng

讲堂

[講堂]

lecture hall
CL:家 (jiā),間／间 (jiān)

yìntáng

印堂

[印堂]

the part of the forehead between the eyebrows
yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows

jiàotáng

教堂

[教堂]

church
chapel
CL:間／间 (jiān)

tángzhí

堂侄

[堂姪]

nephew by the male line

mǎntánghóng

满堂红

[滿堂紅]

success across the board
victory in everything one touches

sǎotángtuǐ

扫堂腿

[掃堂腿]

(martial arts) floor-sweeping kick (to trip one's opponent)

dàjiàotáng

大教堂

[大教堂]

cathedral

qúnyántáng

群言堂

[群言堂]

letting everyone have their say
taking people's views into account
free expression of different views
(contrasted with 一言堂 (yīyántáng))

chuāntángfēng

穿堂风

[穿堂風]

draft

lǐbàitáng

礼拜堂

[禮拜堂]

chapel
church (Protestant)

yángxuétáng

洋学堂

[洋學堂]

school after the Western model, teaching subjects such as foreign languages, math, physics, chemistry etc (old)

Tóngréntáng

同仁堂

[同仁堂]

Tongrentang, Chinese pharmaceutical company (TCM)

Lín Yǔtáng

林语堂

[林語堂]

Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor

yīyántáng

一言堂

[一言堂]

(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)
having things decided by the will of a single individual
autocratic rule
(contrasted with 群言堂 (qúnyántáng))

Huáiréntáng

怀仁堂

[懷仁堂]

Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海 ( Zhōngnánhǎi), used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP

liàngtángtáng

亮堂堂

[亮堂堂]

very bright
well-lit

tángmèifu

堂妹夫

[堂妹夫]

husband of younger female cousin via male line

yìntángxué

印堂穴

[印堂穴]

yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows

mǎntángguàn

满堂灌

[滿堂灌]

cramming (as a teaching method)
rote learning

Zīshēngtáng

资生堂

[資生堂]

Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)

Jīntángxiàn

金堂县

[金堂縣]

Jintang county in Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū), Sichuan

Jiàotáng Shān

教堂山

[教堂山]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

mǎntángcǎi

满堂彩

[滿堂彩]

everyone present applauds
universal acclaim
a standing ovation
to bring the house down

tángdìxí

堂弟媳

[堂弟媳]

wife of younger male cousin via male line

guǐmíngtang

鬼名堂

[鬼名堂]

dirty trick
monkey business

Rèntiāntáng

任天堂

[任天堂]

Nintendo

jìniàntáng

纪念堂

[紀念堂]

memorial hall
mausoleum

tángxiōngdì

堂兄弟

[堂兄弟]

father's brother's sons
paternal male cousin

tángjiěfu

堂姐夫

[堂姐夫]

husband of older female cousin via male line

tángdìmèi

堂弟妹

[堂弟妹]

wife of younger male cousin via male line
younger cousins via male line

tángzǐmèi

堂姊妹

[堂姊妹]

father's brother's daughters
paternal female cousin

guānmiǎntánghuáng

冠冕堂皇

[冠冕堂皇]

high-sounding
dignified
pompous (idiom)

sìshìtóngtáng

四世同堂

[四世同堂]

four generations under one roof (idiom)

hùnchūmíngtang

混出名堂

[混出名堂]

to make it
to be somebody

jīnyùmǎntáng

金玉满堂

[金玉滿堂]

lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
fig. abundant wealth
abundance of knowledge

suítángcèyàn

随堂测验

[隨堂測驗]

quiz (student assessment)

Chuánzhèng Xuétáng

船政学堂

[船政學堂]

Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

jìnletiāntáng

进了天堂

[進了天堂]

to die
to enter the hall of heaven

sāndàitóngtáng

三代同堂

[三代同堂]

three generations under one roof

shèngmǔjiàotáng

圣母教堂

[聖母教堂]

Church of Our Lady
Frauenkirche

qíjùyītáng

齐聚一堂

[齊聚一堂]

to get together all at once

jǐjǐyītáng

济济一堂

[濟濟一堂]

to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof

Tángjíhēdé

堂吉诃德

[堂吉訶德]

Don Quixote

rénjiāntiāntáng

人间天堂

[人間天堂]

heaven on Earth
nickname for the city Suzhou

fùlìtánghuáng

富丽堂皇

[富麗堂皇]

(idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous

Yóutàihuìtáng

犹太会堂

[猶太會堂]

synagogue

zhǔjiàozuòtáng

主教座堂

[主教座堂]

cathedral

dǎtuìtánggǔ

打退堂鼓

[打退堂鼓]

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
fig. to give up
to turn tail

pǎotángrde

跑堂儿的

[跑堂兒的]

waiter

táoshuìtiāntáng

逃税天堂

[逃稅天堂]

tax haven

Sì Shì Tóngtáng

四世同堂

[四世同堂]

Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍 ( Lǎo Shě)

chuǎngchūmíngtang

闯出名堂

[闖出名堂]

to make a name for oneself

Yóutàijiàotáng

犹太教堂

[猶太教堂]

synagogue

lìngzūnlìngtáng

令尊令堂

[令尊令堂]

(honorific) your parents

tángtángzhèngzhèng

堂堂正正

[堂堂正正]

displaying strength and discipline
impressive
upright and frank
square

huānjùyītáng

欢聚一堂

[歡聚一堂]

to gather happily under one roof

chùtángyànquè

处堂燕雀

[處堂燕雀]

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise

duìbùgōngtáng

对簿公堂

[對簿公堂]

public courtroom accusation (idiom)
legal confrontation
to take sb to court
to sue

dēngtángrùshì

登堂入室

[登堂入室]

lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
fig. to go to the next level; to attain a higher level

hōngtángdàxiào

哄堂大笑

[哄堂大笑]

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

táng'érhuángzhī

堂而皇之

[堂而皇之]

overt
to make no secret (of one's presence)
grandiose
with great scope

Dù Fǔ Cǎotáng

杜甫草堂

[杜甫草堂]

Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)

zuòbùchuítáng

坐不垂堂

[坐不垂堂]

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

yángwùxuétáng

洋务学堂

[洋務學堂]

college of Western learning in late Qing

bìshuìtiāntáng

避税天堂

[避稅天堂]

tax haven

jiàotángmùdì

教堂墓地

[教堂墓地]

churchyard

shēngtángrùshì

升堂入室

[升堂入室]

lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
fig. to gradually attain proficiency
to attain a higher level

qīngtángwǎshè

青堂瓦舍

[青堂瓦舍]

brick house with a tiled roof

yànquèchùtáng

燕雀处堂

[燕雀處堂]

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise

yǒubùshǎomíngtang

有不少名堂

[有不少名堂]

there is a lot to it
not a straightforward matter

Huādìmǎtángqū

花地玛堂区

[花地瑪堂區]

Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Macau)
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima

Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng

中正纪念堂

[中正紀念堂]

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

Rénmín Dàhuìtáng

人民大会堂

[人民大會堂]

the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing)

Mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng

马尾水师学堂

[馬尾水師學堂]

Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂／福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

bùdēngdàyǎzhītáng

不登大雅之堂

[不登大雅之堂]

lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)
not presentable
coarse
unrefined

Yuèwēi Cǎotáng Bǐjì

阅微草堂笔记

[閱微草堂筆記]

Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀／纪昀 ( Jì Yún), novel of the supernatural
The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny

Shèng'ānduōnítángqū

圣安多尼堂区

[聖安多尼堂區]

St Anthony Parish (Macau)
Freguesia de Santo António

Shèngsuǒfēiyà Dàjiàotáng

圣索非亚大教堂

[聖索非亞大教堂]

Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)

Wēisīmǐnsītè Jiàotáng

威斯敏斯特教堂

[威斯敏斯特教堂]

Westminster Abbey, London

jiālěiqiānjīn,zuòbùchuítáng

家累千金，坐不垂堂

[家累千金，坐不垂堂]

lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

shàngyǒutiāntáng,xiàyǒu Sū Háng

上有天堂，下有苏杭

[上有天堂，下有蘇杭]

lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭／苏杭 ( Sū Háng) below (idiom)
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven