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祆教

祆教

Chinese

		Ormazda, god of the Zoroastrians, extended to god of the Manicheans	religion; teaching; teach
simp. and trad. (祆教)		祆	教

Proper noun

祆教

(religion) Zoroastrianism

Synonyms

瑣羅亞斯德教／琐罗亚斯德教 (Suǒluóyàsīdéjiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Xiānjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin¹ gaau³
Min Nan (POJ): hian-kàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xiānjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianjiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin¹ gaau³
  - Yale: hīn gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin¹ gaau³
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːn⁵⁵ kɑːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hian-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: hian-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienkaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn³³ kaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ²¹/