<p>'<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%8E%E9%9A%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">城隍</a>' is an officer title in the after-world</p>
<p>'城' stand for '城牆'(city wall); '隍' means 'moat'. '城隍爺' means 'officer of city wall and moat'. Therefore, '城隍庙' should be translated as '<strong>Temple of the civic deity</strong>'</p>
<p>But I prefer transliterate '城隍' as'Cheng Huang' and '<strong>城隍庙</strong>' as '<strong>Cheng Huang Temple</strong>'</p>
<p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>civic:</strong></p>
<p><em>relating to a city or <strong>town</strong>, especially its administration; municipal</em></p>
<p><em>synonyms: municipal, city, <strong>town</strong>, urban, metropolitan</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>deity:</strong></p>
<p>noun: deity; plural noun: deities</p>
<p>a <strong>god</strong> or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So, I guess &quot;Town god's Temple&quot; is also a correct translation for '城隍庙'. However, Town god sounded more like a description of 土地公 (local god)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I find for '城隍庙' 'tutelary genie temple'</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>tutelary （adj.): 1610s, from Late Latin tutelarius "a guardian," from
  Latin tutela "protection, watching" (see tutor (n.)).</p>
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Pedroski
<p><strong>ABC</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>town god's temple</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>A Chinese-English Dictionary</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>town god's temple</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Oxford</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>town god's temple</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>KEY</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>town god's temple</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Notice any pattern?</p>

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Mou某
<p>城隍庙 is a specific tourist destination in Shanghai, China.</p>

<p>It is called <strong>Yu Garden</strong>.</p>

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**Yuyuan** or **Yu Garden** is a metro station name and also a Chineseclassical garden. The area you are touring is a business district, actually **Yu Garden** and **Chenghuang Temple** both located in this area.
xenophōn
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豫园 and 城隍庙 are two different place, they located in the **Yuyuan** / **Yu Garden** Tourist Mart.
xenophōn
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English Wikipedia page for 上海城隍庙
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_God_Temple_of_Shanghai
fefe
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LONG
<p>In Chinese folklores, 城隍 often makes an appearance; the temple a 城隍 is worshipped is called 城隍庙. How do we translate into English?</p>

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I am not sure if you refer to the 城隍庙 in Shanghai city. In Shanghai, besides 'Cheng Huang Temple' provided by Tang Ho, there are a few more versions: Town God's Temple (the one written in dicts usually), the City God Temple, Yu Yuan Temple.
dan
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Also (Cantonese) Shing Wong Temple http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple6.asp
Alex_ander
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How to translate 城隍庙 into English?
# How to translate 城隍庙 into English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-24)

In Chinese folklores, 城隍 often makes an appearance; the temple a 城隍 is worshipped is called 城隍庙. How do we translate into English?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I am not sure if you refer to the 城隍庙 in Shanghai city. In Shanghai, besides 'Cheng Huang Temple' provided by username_3, there are a few more versions: Town God's Temple (the one written in dicts usually), the City God Temple, Yu Yuan Temple.  
> **username_2**: Also (Cantonese) Shing Wong Temple http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple6.asp  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

'[城隍](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%8E%E9%9A%8D)' is an officer title in the after-world

'城' stand for '城牆'(city wall); '隍' means 'moat'. '城隍爺' means 'officer of city wall and moat'. Therefore, '城隍庙' should be translated as '**Temple of the civic deity**'

But I prefer transliterate '城隍' as'Cheng Huang' and '**城隍庙**' as '**Cheng Huang Temple**'

**Edit:**

> **civic:**
>
> *relating to a city or **town**, especially its administration; municipal*
>
> *synonyms: municipal, city, **town**, urban, metropolitan*

~

> **deity:**
>
> noun: deity; plural noun: deities
>
> a **god** or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

So, I guess "Town god's Temple" is also a correct translation for '城隍庙'. However, Town god sounded more like a description of 土地公 (local god)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-08-25. Score: 2

I find for '城隍庙' 'tutelary genie temple'

> tutelary （adj.): 1610s, from Late Latin tutelarius "a guardian," from
> Latin tutela "protection, watching" (see tutor (n.)).


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-08-25. Score: 1

**ABC**

> town god's temple

**A Chinese-English Dictionary**

> town god's temple

**Oxford**

> town god's temple

**KEY**

> town god's temple

Notice any pattern?


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-08-25. Score: 0

城隍庙 is a specific tourist destination in Shanghai, China.

It is called **Yu Garden**.

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: 豫园 and 城隍庙 are two different place, they located in the **Yuyuan** / **Yu Garden** Tourist Mart.  
> **username_8**: English Wikipedia page for 上海城隍庙  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_God_Temple_of_Shanghai  
> **username_7**: **Yuyuan** or **Yu Garden** is a metro station name and also a Chineseclassical garden. The area you are touring is a business district, actually **Yu Garden** and **Chenghuang Temple** both located in this area.  

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