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Definition 2024

信教

信教

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	religion; teaching; teach
simp. and trad. (信教)		信	教

Verb

信教

to practice a faith; to be religious; to profess a religion

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xìnjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ gaau³
Min Nan (POJ): sìn-kàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìnjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnjiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ gaau³
  - Yale: seun gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ gaau³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ kɑːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìn-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: sìn-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienkaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin²¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin²¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin¹¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²¹⁻⁴¹ kaʊ²¹/