修道院

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiūdàoyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄉㄠˋ 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

(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)

(Catholicism) an abbey; a monastery; a cloister
Synonym: 僧院

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