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奥姆真理教

Ào mǔ Zhēn lǐ jiàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

奧姆真理教 奥姆真理教 [Ao4 mu3 Zhen1 li3 jiao4] /Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway/

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Other forms in these source records: 奧姆真理教

  • 奥
    ào

    obscure / mysterious

    Ào

    (bound form) Austria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ào dì lì]) / (bound form) Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[Ào lín pǐ kè])

  • 姆
    m

    used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]

    mǔ

    (old) female tutor / used in 保姆[bǎo mǔ]

  • 真
    zhēn

    really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

  • 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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