Temple name

In East Asia, a temple name is a name given to monarchs. It is given after a monarch has died. It is used for ancestor worship. It describes how a king or an emperor rules his kingdom when they were alive. It is used in China, Korea, and Vietnam. Japan does not use temple names.

Temple name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	廟號
Simplified Chinese	庙号
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin miào hào Yue: Cantonese IPA [mǐːuhōu] Jyutping miu2hou3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ biō-hō
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	Miếu hiệu
Hán-Nôm	廟號
Korean name
Hangul	묘호
Hanja	廟號
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Myoho McCune–Reischauer Myoho