正教

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See also: 正敎

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (正教)		正	教
simp. ^#(正教)		正	教
anagram		教正

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjiào
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chiao⁴
  - Yale: jèng-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjiaw
  - Palladius: чжэнцзяо (čžɛnczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    政教
    正教
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ gaau³
  - Yale: jing gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kaːu̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    政教
    正教

Noun

正教

orthodox religion; true religion
Antonym: 邪教 (xiéjiào)
Orthodoxy (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations)
Synonym: 東正教／东正教 (dōngzhèngjiào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正教):

→ Japanese: 正教(せいきょう) (seikyō)
→ Korean: 정교(正敎) (jeonggyo)
→ Vietnamese: chính giáo (正教)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	教
せい Grade: 1	きょう Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
正敎 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーきょー (Atamadaka – )^[1]
(Tokyo) せーきょー (Heiban – )^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

正(せい)教(きょう) • (seikyō) ^{←せいけう (seikeu)^?}

Orthodoxy (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations)

Derived terms

正(せい)教(きょう)会(かい) (seikyōkai)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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