邪教

Chinese

		daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (邪教)		邪	教
simp. #(邪教)		邪	教

Etymology

Used since the Ming dynasty to indicate “heterodox teachings”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiéjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce⁴ gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiéjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siéjiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh²-chiao⁴
    • Yale: syé-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyejiaw
    • Palladius: сецзяо (seczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce⁴ gaau³
    • Yale: chèh gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse⁴ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé⁴ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː²¹ kaːu̯³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 邪教

1. (evil) cult; sect

   反對邪教／反对邪教  ―  fǎnduì xiéjiào  ―  to combat cults

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
邪	教
じゃ Grade: S	きょう Grade: 2
goon

Noun

邪(じゃ)教(きょう) • (jakyō) 

1. heretical religion, heresy
   • 1936, 戸坂潤, 思想と風俗:

     でいわゆる邪教(じゃきょう)も、ただ単(たん)に邪悪(じゃあく)な信仰(しんこう)のことなどではない。

     De iwayuru jakyō mo, tada tanni jaaku na shinkō no koto nado de wa nai.

     And these so-called heresies are not simply evil cults.

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
邪	教

Noun

邪教

1. chữ Hán form of tà giáo (“heresy; cult”).