giáo lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• giáo lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教理, composed of 教 (“to teach”) and 理 (“reason”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ li˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ lɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ lɪj˦˥]

Noun

giáo lí

1. (chiefly religion) a doctrine or dogma