景教

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Chinese

bright; circumstance; scenery teach; teaching; religion
trad. (景教)
simp. #(景教)
Literally: “luminous teaching”.
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (111) (90)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter kjaengX kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiæŋX/ /kˠauH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚiaŋX/ /kᵚauH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiaŋX/ /kauH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kiajŋX/ /kaɨwH/
Li
Rong
/kiɐŋX/ /kauH/
Wang
Li
/kĭɐŋX/ /kauH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯ɐŋX/ /kauH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jǐng jiào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ging2 gaau3

Noun

景教

  1. (historical, Christianity) Church of the East, Nestorianism

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