佛教

See also: 仏教 and 佛敎

Chinese

		Buddha; Buddhism	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (佛教/佛敎)		佛	教/敎
simp. (佛教)		佛	教

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Fójiào

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фәҗё (fəži͡o, I-III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fat⁶ gaau³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): fut⁵ gau¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Fu̍t-kau

(Hailu, HRS): fud^ˋ gau^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): fud⁶ gau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): feh⁵ jiau³
Eastern Min (BUC): hŭk-gáu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Pu̍t-kàu / Hu̍t-kàu

(Teochew, Peng'im): hug⁸ ga³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸veq-ciau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fójiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Fójiào
  - Wade–Giles: Fo²-chiao⁴
  - Yale: Fwó-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forjiaw
  - Palladius: Фоцзяо (Foczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фәҗё (fəži͡o, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fə²⁴ t͡ɕiɔː⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat⁶ gaau³
  - Yale: faht gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁹ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fed⁶ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚² kaːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fut⁵ gau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fut̚³² kau³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fu̍t-kau
  - Hakka Romanization System: fud gau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fud⁶ gau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fut̚⁵ kau̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fud^ˋ gau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fut² kau¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fud⁶ gau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fut̚⁵ kau⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: feh⁵ jiau³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /fəʔ⁵⁴⁻² t͡ɕiau⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hŭk-gáu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑu²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, variant in Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pu̍t-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Pu̍t-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pudkaux
  - IPA (Singapore): /put̚⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /put̚²⁴⁻² kau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /put̚⁴⁻³² kau¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /put̚⁴⁻³² kau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hu̍t-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Hu̍t-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hudkaux
  - IPA (Taipei): /hut̚⁴⁻³² kau¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /hut̚⁴⁻³² kau²¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /hut̚⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hug⁸ ga³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hu̍k kà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huk̚⁴⁻² ka²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸veq-ciau
  - MiniDict: veh^入 ciau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-jiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: bjut kaewH

Rime
Character	佛	教
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	物 (60)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	符弗切	古孝切
Baxter	bjut	kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨut̚/	/kˠau^H/
Pan Wuyun	/biut̚/	/kᵚau^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biuət̚/	/kau^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/but̚/	/kaɨw^H/
Li Rong	/biuət̚/	/kau^H/
Wang Li	/bĭuət̚/	/kau^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uət̚/	/kau^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fú	jiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fat⁶	gaau³

Noun

佛教

Buddhism
佛教經典／佛教经典 ― fójiào jīngdiǎn ― Buddhist scriptures

佛教建築／佛教建筑 ― fójiào jiànzhù ― Buddhist architecture

Synonyms

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佛門 / 佛门 (fómén)
山門 / 山门 (shānmén)
禪門 / 禅门 (chánmén)
象教 (xiàngjiào)
釋家 / 释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
釋教 / 释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)
釋門 / 释门 (shìmén)

Derived terms

上座部佛教 (Shàngzuòbù Fójiào)
佛教徒 (Fójiàotú)
佛教音樂 / 佛教音乐
北方佛教
南傳佛教 / 南传佛教 (Nánchuán Fójiào)
原始佛教
圓佛教 / 圆佛教 (Yuánfójiào)
大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào)
小乘佛教 (Xiǎochéngfójiào)
漢傳佛教 / 汉传佛教 (Hànchuán Fójiào)
藏傳佛教 / 藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiào)
西藏佛教
部派佛教

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (佛教):

→ Japanese: 仏(ぶっ)教(きょう) (bukkyō)
→ Korean: 불교(佛敎) (bulgyo)
→ Vietnamese: phật giáo (佛教)

Others:

→ Lü: ᦝᦴᧉᦶᦈᧁᧈ (fuu²ṫsaew¹)
→ Zhuang: Fuzgyau

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佛	教
ぶつ > ぶっ Jinmeiyō	きょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 佛教 – see the following entry.

【仏教ぶっきょう】

[noun] Buddhism

(This term, 佛教, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
佛	教

Noun

佛教 • (bulgyo) (hangeul 불교)

alternative form of 佛敎 (“Buddhism”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
佛	教

Noun

佛教

chữ Hán form of Phật giáo (“Buddhism”)