回教

See also: 回敎

Chinese

		Hui people	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (回教/回敎)		回	教/敎
simp. (回教)		回	教

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Huíjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ gaau³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Fì-kau

(Hailu, HRS): fui gau^ˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hôe-kàu / Hê-kàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Huíjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Huéijiào
  - Wade–Giles: Hui²-chiao⁴
  - Yale: Hwéi-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hweijiaw
  - Palladius: Хуэйцзяо (Xuejczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ gaau³
  - Yale: wùih gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ kaːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fì-kau
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi^ˇ gau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi² gau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ kau̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fui gau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fui⁵⁵ kau¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôe-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Huê-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kaux
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /hue²³⁻²¹ kau²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² kau²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /hue²⁴⁻²¹ kau²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ kau²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hê-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Hê-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he'kaux
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/

Proper noun

回教

Islam

Synonyms

(neologism, slang, religious slur) 綠教／绿教 (lǜjiào)
(derogatory) 驢教／驴教
(derogatory) 恨豬教／恨猪教 (literally, "pig-hating religion")
(derogatory) 爆炸教 (literally, "explosion [suicide bomber] religion")

Dialectal synonyms of 伊斯蘭教 (“Islam”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		伊斯蘭教, 回教, 清真教 dated
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	教門兒
	Taiwan	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Malaysia	回教
	Singapore	回教
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	йисламу, 回回教
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	伊斯蘭教
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	教門
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	教門
Cantonese	Guangzhou	教門
Cantonese	Hong Kong	回教, 伊斯蘭教
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
Southern Min	Xiamen	伊斯蘭教, 回教
	Taipei	回教 GT, 回回教 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	回教
	Singapore (Hokkien)	回教, 伊斯蘭教
	Manila (Hokkien)	回教
Wu	Wenzhou	教門
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

回教堂 (huíjiàotáng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (回教):

→ Japanese: 回(かい)教(きょう) (Kaikyō)
→ Korean: 회교(回敎) (Hoegyo)
→ Vietnamese: Hồi giáo (回教)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	教
かい Grade: 2	きょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

回教 on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

回回教

Etymology

From Mandarin 回教 (Huíjiào).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいきょー [káꜜìkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ikʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

回(かい)教(きょう) • (Kaikyō) ^{←くわいけう (Kwaikeu)^?}

clipping of 回回教 (Kaikaikyō, “Islam”)

Derived terms

回(かい)教(きょう)圏(けん) (kaikyō-ken, “Islamic world, Muslim world”)
回(かい)教(きょう)徒(と) (kaikyō-to, “Muslim”)
回(かい)教(きょう)寺(じ)院(いん) (Kaikyōjīn, “mosque”)
回(かい)教(きょう)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (-kaikyōkyōwakoku, “Islamic Republic (of …)”)

References

“回教”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
回	教

Proper noun

回教 • (hoegyo) (hangeul 회교)

alternative form of 回敎 (“Islam”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
回	教

Proper noun

回教

chữ Hán form of Hồi giáo (“Islam”)