教皇
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See also: 敎皇
Chinese
| teach; teaching; religion | emperor; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (教皇) | 教 | 皇 | |
| simp. #(教皇) | 教 | 皇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau3 wong4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kau-fòng
- Eastern Min (BUC): gáu-huòng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàu-hông
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5kau-waon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàohuáng
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-huang2
- Yale: jyàu-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawhwang
- Palladius: цзяохуан (czjaoxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaau3 wong4
- Yale: gaau wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaau3 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: gao3 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːu̯³³ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kau-fòng
- Hakka Romanization System: gau fongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gau4 fong2
- Sinological IPA: /kau̯⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gáu-huòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ (h-)uoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
教皇
- pope; pontiff
- (tarot) the Hierophant; the Pope
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 教 | 皇 |
| きょう Grade: 2 |
おう Grade: 6 |
| goon | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 教 | 皇 |
| きょう Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 6 |
| goon | kan'on |
Etymology
From 教 (kyō, “teaching; religion”) + 皇 (kō, ō, “emperor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
教皇 • (kyōkō) ←けうくわう (keukwau)?
(alternative reading hiragana きょうおう, rōmaji kyōō, historical hiragana けうわう)
- (Catholicism) a pope
Synonyms
- 法王 (hōō)
Proper noun
教皇 • (Kyōkō) ←けうくわう (Keukwau)?
- (tarot) the Hierophant; the Pope
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 教 | 皇 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 教 | 皇 |
Noun
教皇
- chữ Hán form of giáo hoàng (“pope”).