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): ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - 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

(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)

(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)

alternative form of 三敎 (“Three teachings”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	教

Noun

三教

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