修道院

Chinese

		to cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine; to practice Daoism	courtyard; institution
trad. (修道院)		修道	院
simp. #(修道院)		修道	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūdàoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shieu-dau-yoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūdàoyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioudàoyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-tao⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: syōu-dàu-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioudawyuann
    • Palladius: сюдаоюань (sjudaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: sāu douh yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ dou⁶ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ dou⁶ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shieu-dau-yoe
    • MiniDict: shieu^平 dau yoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xieu-dau-hhyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵ dɔ³³ ɦyø²¹/

Noun

修道院

1. (Christianity) convent; monastery

See also

• 寺院 (sìyuàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	道	院
しゅう Grade: 5	どう Grade: 2	いん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 修道 (xiūdào, “spiritual discipline”) + 院 (yuàn, “court or school”).

Noun

修(しゅう)道(どう)院(いん) • (shūdōin) 

1. (Catholicism) an abbey; a monastery; a cloister

   Synonym: 僧院