tam giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三教, composed of 三 (“three”) and 教 (“teachings; religions”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˦˥]

Noun

tam giáo

1. (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Caodaism) the three principal philosophies originated from China, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism