天主教

Chinese

		the Lord of Heaven; God	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (天主教)		天主	教
simp. #(天主教)		天主	教

Etymology

From the fact the term “God” is translated as 天主 (Tiānzhǔ) in Catholic bibles (Studium Biblicum Version), contrary to 上帝 (Shàngdì) in Protestantism.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tiānzhǔjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tin¹ zyu² gaau³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hen¹ zi² gau¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thiên-chú-kau
• Eastern Min (BUC): Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Thian-chú-kàu / Thian-chí-kàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tiêng¹ zu² ga³ / tiang¹ zu² ga³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹thi-tsy-ciau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tianjhǔjiào
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻien¹-chu³-chiao⁴
    • Yale: Tyān-jǔ-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianjuujiaw
    • Palladius: Тяньчжуцзяо (Tjanʹčžuczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ zyu² gaau³
    • Yale: tīn jyú gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzy² gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ju² gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hen¹ zi² gau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hen³³ t͡si⁵⁵ kau³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thiên-chú-kau
    • Hakka Romanization System: tien´ zu` gau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ zu³ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡su³¹ kau̯⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒuo³³⁻⁵⁵ kɑu²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chú-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-tsú-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tienzw'kaux
    • IPA (Singapore): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tʰiɛn³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chí-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-tsí-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiency'kaux
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tiêng¹ zu² ga³ / tiang¹ zu² ga³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thieng tsú kà / thiang tsú kà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/, /tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹thi-tsy-ciau
    • MiniDict: thi^平 tsy ciau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹thi-tsr-jiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

Proper noun

天主教

1. Catholicism

   東儀天主教／东仪天主教  ―  Dōng Yí Tiānzhǔjiào  ―  Eastern Catholic Churches

   他改信天主教了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tā gǎixìn Tiānzhǔjiào le. [Pinyin]

   He converted to Catholicism.

Synonyms

• 公教 (gōngjiào)

Derived terms

• 天主教徒 (Tiānzhǔjiàotú)
• 天主教會／天主教会 (Tiānzhǔ Jiàohuì)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
天	主	教

Noun

天主教 • (cheonjugyo) (hangeul 천주교)

1. Alternative form of 天主敎 (“Catholic Church”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
天	主	教

Proper noun

天主教

1. chữ Hán form of Thiên Chúa giáo (“Catholicism”).