tam giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三教, composed of 三 (“three”) and 教 (“teachings; religions”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tam giáo

  1. (religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Caodaism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:
    1. Nho giáo (儒教, “Confucianism”)
    2. Đạo giáo (道教, “Taoism”)
    3. Phật giáo (佛教, “Buddhism”)
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