三教

Chinese

		three	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (三教/三敎)		三	教/敎
simp. (三教)		三	教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiào
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chiao⁴
    • Yale: sān-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjiaw
    • Palladius: саньцзяо (sanʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gaau³
    • Yale: sāam gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/

Noun

三教

1. (religion) the Three teachings: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism

Synonyms

• 道釋儒／道释儒

Derived terms

• 三教九流 (sānjiàojiǔliú)
• 三教合一 (sānjiàohéyī)
• 三教合流
• 九流三教 (jiǔliúsānjiào)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三教):

• → Japanese: 三(さん)教(きょう) (sankyō)
• → Korean: 삼교(三敎) (samgyo)
• → Vietnamese: tam giáo (三教)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	教
さん Grade: 1	きょう Grade: 2
goon

Kanji in this term
三	教
さん Grade: 1	こう > ごう Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)教(きょう) or 三(さん)教(ごう) • (sankyō or sangō) 

1. (religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:
   1. 儒(じゅ)教(きょう) (jukyō, “Confucianism”)
   2. 道(どう)教(きょう) (dōkyō, “Taoism”)
   3. 佛(ぶっ)教(きょう) (bukkyō, “Buddhism”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
三	教

Noun

三教 • (samgyo) (hangeul 삼교)

1. Alternative form of 三敎 (“Three teachings”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	教

Noun

三教

1. chữ Hán form of tam giáo (“Three teachings”).