tam giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三教, composed of 三 (“three”) and 教 (“teachings; religions”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˦˥]

Noun

tam giáo

1. (religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Caodaism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:
   1. Nho giáo (儒教, “Confucianism”)
   2. Đạo giáo (道教, “Taoism”)
   3. Phật giáo (佛教, “Buddhism”)