English Dictionary

ting

/tɪŋ/

noun

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid. / The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

The ting is a bronze vessel used in ancient China for cooking and serving food.

意味（1）

An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

意味（2）

The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

From Sir William Chambers we learn, that there are temples of various dimensions and forms. 1. Some very small, consisting of one apartment only. 2. Having a court, surrounded by a gallery leading to a ting (or large apartment) containing idols. 3. Composed of several courts, encircled by galleries, wherein Bonzes have their cells, and the idols their halls; these last are more properly convents. 4. The lofty tower, or Taa.—All these are known by the name of Pagoda.