象教

Chinese

		shape; form; statue	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (象教)		象	教
simp. #(象教)		象	教

Etymology

After Siddhartha Gautama's death, his disciples missed him incessantly and made a wooden statue of him, which was used to teach his teachings.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngjiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chiao⁴
    • Yale: syàng-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqjiaw
    • Palladius: сянцзяо (sjanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ gaau³
    • Yale: jeuhng gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kaːu̯³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 象教

1. Alternative name for 佛教 (Fójiào, “Buddhism”).

Synonyms

• 釋家／释家 (shìjiā)
• 釋教／释教 (shìjiào)
• 象教 (xiàngjiào)

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