Chinese Word Entry
宗教改革| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | Zōng jiào Gǎi gé |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | zung1 gaau3 goi2 gaak3 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 宗 | religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence, lineage, ancestry, ancestor, clan |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄗㄨㄥ (zōng) |
| Cantonese: | zung1 |
| Japanese: | シュウ (shuu)、 ソウ (sou) / むね (mune)、 たっとぶ (tattobu) |
| Korean: | 종 (jong) |
| Vietnamese: | tông |
| 教 | teach, faith, doctrine, class |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄠˋ (jiào), ㄐㄧㄠ (jiāo) |
| Cantonese: | gaau3 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 コウ (kou) / おし.える (oshieru)、 おそ.わる (osowaru)、 おしえ (oshie) |
| Korean: | 교 (gyo) |
| Vietnamese: | giáo |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 敎 |
| 改 | reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search, alter, improve, remodel |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄞˇ (gǎi) |
| Cantonese: | goi2 |
| Japanese: | カイ (kai) / あらた.める (aratameru)、 あらた.まる (aratamaru)、 あらため (aratame) |
| Korean: | 개 (gae) |
| Vietnamese: | cải |
| 革 | leather, skin, reform, become serious, animal hides, Kangxi radical 177 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄜˊ (gé), ㄐㄧˊ (jí), ㄐㄧˇ (jǐ) |
| Cantonese: | gaak3 |
| Japanese: | カク (kaku)、 キョク (kyoku) / かわ (kawa)、 あらたまる (aratamaru)、 あらためる (aratameru) |
| Korean: | 혁 (hyeog), 극 (geug) |
| Vietnamese: | cách, cức |