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tôn-giáo

noun
Hanoi [ton˧˧ zaːw˧˦]Huế [toŋ˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]Saigon [toŋ˧˧ jaːw˦˥] browser voice

tôn-giáo means organized religion.

Meanings of tôn-giáo in English

Noun

  1. organized religion
    • tự do tôn giáofreedom of religion
  2. misconstruction of tông giáo

Words with tôn-giáo

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tôn-giáo could be written as 尊教. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宗教 (SV: tông giáo), from Japanese 宗教 (shūkyō).

Frequently asked questions

What does tôn-giáo mean in English?

tôn-giáo (noun) means "organized religion".

How do you pronounce tôn-giáo?

IPA: Hanoi [ton˧˧ zaːw˧˦]; Saigon [toŋ˧˧ jaːw˦˥].

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.