<p>If we go along the definition found in the Baike link you provided:</p>

<pre><code>...为安放死者棺椁的地方。... 
</code></pre>

<p>then we could probably use "<strong>burial chamber</strong>" as used in similar structures inside a pyramid.</p>

<p>Sketch showing pyramid interior structure: <a href="http://www.ancient-egypt.org/_v3d/topography/giza/khefren/map3d.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.ancient-egypt.org/_v3d/topography/giza/khefren/map3d.gif</a></p>

<p>That said, it seems to me that the literal translation of "underground palace" is a valid and quite poetic rendering in English and might be better in certain contexts. </p>

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John Doe
<p>Without the context its kind of hard to know which definition you're looking for, but <strong>Oxford</strong> gives us two definitions with explanations:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>NOUN</p>
<p>1 地下陵墓 tomb chamber</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Underground tomb/mausoleum</p>
<blockquote>
<p>2 地下藏经室 underground shrine housing Buddhist relics</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Buddhist sutras collection room</p>

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Mou某
<p>how about tomb palace? it is indeed a tomb</p>

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sotondolphin
<p>If you talk about games there are many games named that as "Dungeon".</p>

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Jason Lou
<p>I think that crypt is what you want.</p>

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Edison
<p>I know that "underground palace" can be a translation of "地宮", but I'm not too sure on the "correct" translation.</p>

<p>Seeing some pictures on <a href="http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E5%9C%B0%E5%AE%AB" rel="nofollow">baike</a>, "underground palace" doesn't really seem to fit what the pictures depict.</p>

<p>From what I see, I think that something like "underground maze" would suit it better, stemming from "迷宮". However, with the English translation of "underground palace", should the "palace" then not be taken literally as a "palace"? I'm a bit confused since from the pictures, "地宮" seems to be more like an "underground tomb" than a "palace".</p>

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迷宮  "underground maze" is labyrinth
user6065
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It depends on the contexts.
Henry HO
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What is the English for "地宮"?
# What is the English for "地宮"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-02)

I know that "underground palace" can be a translation of "地宮", but I'm not too sure on the "correct" translation.

Seeing some pictures on [baike](http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E5%9C%B0%E5%AE%AB), "underground palace" doesn't really seem to fit what the pictures depict.

From what I see, I think that something like "underground maze" would suit it better, stemming from "迷宮". However, with the English translation of "underground palace", should the "palace" then not be taken literally as a "palace"? I'm a bit confused since from the pictures, "地宮" seems to be more like an "underground tomb" than a "palace".

**Tags:** translation, meaning
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 迷宮  "underground maze" is labyrinth  
> **username_2**: It depends on the contexts.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-09-09. Score: 1

If we go along the definition found in the Baike link you provided:
...为安放死者棺椁的地方。... 

then we could probably use "burial chamber" as used in similar structures inside a pyramid.
Sketch showing pyramid interior structure: http://www.ancient-egypt.org/_v3d/topography/giza/khefren/map3d.gif
That said, it seems to me that the literal translation of "underground palace" is a valid and quite poetic rendering in English and might be better in certain contexts.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-09-02. Score: 1

Without the context its kind of hard to know which definition you're looking for, but **Oxford** gives us two definitions with explanations:

> NOUN
>
> 1 地下陵墓 tomb chamber

Underground tomb/mausoleum

> 2 地下藏经室 underground shrine housing Buddhist relics

Buddhist sutras collection room


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-09-02. Score: -1

how about tomb palace? it is indeed a tomb


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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-09-04. Score: -1

If you talk about games there are many games named that as "Dungeon".


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### Answer by username_7 on 2015-09-13. Score: -1

I think that crypt is what you want.


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