天主教

Chinese

		Lord of Heaven; God, the Lord	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (天主教)		天主	教
simp. ^#(天主教)		天主	教

Etymology

From the fact the term “God” is translated as 天主 (Tiānzhǔ) in Catholic bibles (Studium Biblicum Version), contrary to 上帝 (Shàngdì) in Protestantism.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Tiānzhǔjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tin¹ zyu² gaau³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hen¹ zi² gau¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Thiên-chú-kau

(Hailu, HRS): tien^ˋ zhu^ˊ gau^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Thian-chú-kàu / Thian-chí-kàu

(Teochew, Peng'im): tiêng¹ zu² ga³ / tiang¹ zu² ga³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹thi-tsy₅-ciau₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Tianjhǔjiào
  - Wade–Giles: Tʻien¹-chu³-chiao⁴
  - Yale: Tyān-jǔ-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianjuujiaw
  - Palladius: Тяньчжуцзяо (Tjanʹčžuczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ zyu² gaau³
  - Yale: tīn jyú gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzy² gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ju² gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hen¹ zi² gau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hen³³ t͡si⁵⁵ kau³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thiên-chú-kau
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien^ˊ zu^ˋ gau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ zu³ gau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡su³¹ kau̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien^ˋ zhu^ˊ gau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰien⁵³ t͡ʃu²⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒuo³³⁻⁵⁵ kɑu²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chú-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Thian-tsú-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienzw'kaux
  - IPA (Singapore): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tʰiɛn³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chí-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: Thian-tsí-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiency'kaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tiêng¹ zu² ga³ / tiang¹ zu² ga³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thieng tsú kà / thiang tsú kà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/, /tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹thi-tsy₅-ciau₅
  - MiniDict: thi^平 tsy^去 ciau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹thi-tsr₂-jiau₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

Proper noun

天主教

Catholicism
東儀天主教／东仪天主教 ― Dōng Yí Tiānzhǔjiào ― Eastern Catholic Churches

他改信天主教了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Tā gǎixìn Tiānzhǔjiào le. [Pinyin]
He converted to Catholicism.

Synonyms

公教 (gōngjiào)

Derived terms

天主教徒 (Tiānzhǔjiàotú)
天主教會 / 天主教会 (Tiānzhǔ Jiàohuì)
羅馬天主教 / 罗马天主教 (Luómǎ Tiānzhǔjiào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	主	教
てん Grade: 1	しゅ Grade: 3	きょう Grade: 2
on'yomi	kan'on	goon

Etymology

天主(てんしゅ) (tenshu, “Cathloic”) + 教(きょう) (kyō, “-ism”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨkʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

天(てん)主(しゅ)教(きょう) • (Tenshukyō)

Catholicism

Korean

Hanja in this term
天	主	教

Noun

天主教 • (cheonjugyo) (hangeul 천주교)

alternative form of 天主敎 (“Catholic Church”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
天	主	教

Proper noun

天主教

chữ Hán form of Thiên Chúa giáo (“Catholicism”)