Temple name

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

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.