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temple

Pronunciation


Pronunciation

-ong

Description

The "-ong" sound in Pinyin has no English equivalent. It is similar to making the "ng" sound in the English word "sung", but with an "oh" sound at the beginning.

Association


Association

temple

Explanation

The "-ong" sound in Pinyin is similar to the sound a deep-sounding gong would make. Gongs are found in temples, so we choose a East Asian Buddhist [-ong] temple to represent this final. All throughout the [-ong] temple are monks and disciples.
  1. The front of the [-ong] temple has rock garden and a small set of stairs that leads up to the slightly elevated temple building.
  2. Inside the [-ong] temple is gongs, incense, an altar, and other things you would find in a East Asian temple all sitting on an wooden floor.
  3. The basement of the [-ong] temple contains a bunch of old temple relics and has a rock floor.
  4. The bathroom has a small hot spring in it, along with a fairly old toilet and sink.

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