拜 物 教

bài wù jiàodictionary entry

fetishism

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Original source entry:

拜物教拜物教 [bai4 wu4 jiao4] /fetishism/

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Reference information

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Character information

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拜
bài
to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
物
wù
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself
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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