祆教

Chinese

		Ormazda, god of the Zoroastrians, extended to god of the Manicheans	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (祆教)		祆	教
simp. #(祆教)		祆	教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiānjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin¹ gaau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hian-kàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiānjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sianjiào
    • Wade–Giles: Hsien¹-chiao⁴
    • Yale: Syān-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianjiaw
    • Palladius: Сяньцзяо (Sjanʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin¹ gaau³
    • Yale: hīn gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin¹ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin¹ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hian-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: Hian-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hienkaux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn³³ kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

Proper noun

祆教

1. (religion) Zoroastrianism

Synonyms

• 瑣羅亞斯德教／琐罗亚斯德教 (Suǒluóyàsīdéjiào)
• 拜火教 (Bàihuǒjiào)