主教座堂

Chinese

		bishop	seat	hall; church
trad. (主教座堂)		主教	座	堂
simp. #(主教座堂)		主教	座	堂

Etymology

From 堂 (táng) as a clipped form of 教堂 (jiàotáng, “church”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔjiàozuòtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² gaau³ zo⁶ tong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔjiàozuòtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjiàozuòtáng
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-chiao⁴-tso⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: jǔ-jyàu-dzwò-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujiawtzuohtarng
    • Palladius: чжуцзяоцзотан (čžuczjaoczotan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² gaau³ zo⁶ tong⁴
    • Yale: jyú gaau joh tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² gaau³ dzo⁶ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² gao³ zo⁶ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ kaːu̯³³ t͡sɔː²² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

主教座堂

1. cathedral, (specifically) a church led by an archbishop

Synonyms

• 大教堂 (dàjiàotáng)