教主

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (教主)		教	主
simp. ^#(教主)		教	主
anagram		主教

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàozhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ zyu²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàu-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàozhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàojhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-chu³
  - Yale: jyàu-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawjuu
  - Palladius: цзяочжу (czjaočžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau³ zyu²
  - Yale: gaau jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao³ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu-chú
  - Tâi-lô: kàu-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaozuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

教主

founder of a religion; head of a religious sect
pop star worshipped by fans

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (教主):

→ Vietnamese: giáo chủ (教主)