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

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): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - 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): /t͡ʃœːŋ²² kaːu̯³³/

Noun

象教

Buddhism

Synonyms

佛教 (Fójiào)
佛門／佛门 (fómén)
禪門／禅门 (chánmén)

釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)

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