joss-house
Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
joss (“god”) + house (“house”)
Noun
joss-house
- temple, church
Derived terms
- joss-house-man
References
- Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 106: “Joss-house: temple; church.”