教長

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (教長)		教	長
simp. (教长)		教	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāozhǎng, jiàozhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓㄤˇ, ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāozhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaojhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-chang³
    • Yale: jyāu-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaujaang
    • Palladius: цзяочжан (czjaočžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàozhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàojhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-chang³
    • Yale: jyàu-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawjaang
    • Palladius: цзяочжан (czjaočžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³ zoeng²
    • Yale: gaau jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Noun

教長

1. (Taoism) Taoist clergy leader
2. (Islam) imam; mullah
3. (Christianity) prelate

Synonyms

• (imam): 伊瑪目／伊玛目 (yīmǎmù), 阿訇 (āhōng)