象教

Chinese

		shape; form; statue	teach; teaching; religion
simp. and trad. (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)
  - Pinyin: xiàngjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqjiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ gaau³
  - Yale: jeuhng gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ gao³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²² käːu̯³³/

Noun

象教

Alternative name for 佛教 (fójiào, “Buddhism”).

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