Usage of the character 殿
diàn
殿
[殿]
- palace hall
gōngdiàn
宫殿
[宮殿]
- palace
- CL:座 (zuò)
zhèngdiàn
正殿
[正殿]
- main hall of a Buddhist temple
bǎodiàn
宝殿
[寶殿]
- king's palace
- throne hall
dàdiàn
大殿
[大殿]
- main hall of a Buddhist temple
diàntáng
殿堂
[殿堂]
- palace
- hall
- temple buildings
diànjūn
殿军
[殿軍]
- runner-up
shéndiàn
神殿
[神殿]
- shrine
piāndiàn
偏殿
[偏殿]
- side palace hall
- side chamber
shèngdiàn
圣殿
[聖殿]
- temple
diànhòu
殿后
[殿後]
- to bring up the rear
diànxià
殿下
[殿下]
- Your Majesty (honorific)
- His or Her Highness
diànyǔ
殿宇
[殿宇]
- (literary) halls (of a palace or a temple)
diànwèi
殿卫
[殿衛]
- fullback (sports)
diànshì
殿试
[殿試]
- court examination, the top grade imperial exam
Tàihédiàn
太和殿
[太和殿]
- Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城 ( Zǐjìnchéng)
jīnluándiàn
金銮殿
[金鑾殿]
- throne room
Sēnluódiàn
森罗殿
[森羅殿]
- Yama's palace
Qílín Diàn
麒麟殿
[麒麟殿]
- see 麒麟閣／麒麟阁 ( Qílín Gé)
dàxióngbǎodiàn
大雄宝殿
[大雄寶殿]
- Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄 (dàxióng)
Sēnluóbǎodiàn
森罗宝殿
[森羅寶殿]
- Yama's palace
Shèngbóduōlù Dàdiàn
圣伯多禄大殿
[聖伯多祿大殿]
- St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
wúshìbùdēngsānbǎodiàn
无事不登三宝殿
[無事不登三寶殿]
- lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)
- fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)