temple vs joss house

temple and joss house both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temple	Yes	No	No	No
joss house	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, joss house is a hyponym of temple; that is, joss house is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than temple:

temple: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
joss house: a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship

Other hyponyms of temple include pagoda, pantheon.

temple (noun)	joss house (noun)
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity	a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
the flat area on either side of the forehead