教會

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See also: 敎會 and 教会

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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religion; faith; religious teachings
association; society; gathering
association; society; gathering; meeting
 
trad. (教會/敎會) /
simp. (教会)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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教會

  1. (Christianity) church (house of worship or religious organization)
    教會教会 [Cantonese]  ―  faan1 gaau3 wui6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to go to church
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Sino-Xenic (教會):
  • Japanese: (きょう)(かい) (kyōkai) (see there for further descendants)
  • Korean: 교회(敎會) (gyohoe)
  • Vietnamese: giáo hội (教會)

Others:

Etymology 2

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to teach; to instruct to know how to perform a task; can; to be able to
trad. (教會/敎會) /
simp. (教会)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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教⫽會 (verb-complement)

  1. to teach until someone succeeds in learning

References

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  • Duffus, William (1883) “Church”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 42

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2
かい
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

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(きょう)(かい) (kyōkaiけうくわい (keukwai)?

  1. Kyūjitai form of 教会: church

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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教會 (gyohoe) (hangeul 교회)

  1. Alternative form of 敎會 (church)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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教會

  1. chữ Hán form of giáo hội (church, sangha).