教祖

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (教祖)		教	祖
simp. #(教祖)		教	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàozǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàozǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàozǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-tsu³
    • Yale: jyàu-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawtzuu
    • Palladius: цзяоцзу (czjaoczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

教祖

1. (religion) founder of a religious group, order or cult; guru

Japanese

Kanji in this term
教	祖
きょう Grade: 2	そ Grade: 5

Alternative spelling
教祖 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːso̞]

Noun

教(きょう)祖(そ) • (kyōso) 

1. a founder of a religious group, a religious order, or a cult
2. a guru