天 主 教

Tiān zhǔ jiàodictionary entry

Catholicism

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Original source entry:

天主教天主教 [Tian1 zhu3 jiao4] /Catholicism/

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Character information

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天
tiān
day / sky / heaven
主
zhǔ
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)
教
jiāo
to teach / to instruct
jiào
(bound form) to teach / to instruct / a religion / to cause (sb to do sth) / to tell (sb to do sth)
Jiào
surname Jiao

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