giáo chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教主, composed of 教 (“religion”) and 主 (“lord”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ t͡ɕu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

giáo chủ

  1. the highest leader of a religious community
    giáo chủ Minh giáo ― the leader of the Ming Cult
    hồng y (giáo chủ) ― a cardinal (literally, “a red-clad religious leader”)
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