Thiên Chúa giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 天主教 (“Catholicism”; SV: Thiên Chủ giáo), equivalent to Thiên Chúa +‎ -giáo.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ t͡ɕuə˧˦ zaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ jaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ cuə˦˥ jaːw˦˥]

Proper noun

Thiên Chúa giáo

  1. Catholicism
  2. (loosely) Synonym of Ki-tô giáo (“Christianity”)

Synonyms
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