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枢机主教

shū jī zhǔ jiàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
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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.

Source record: cd-f24f1efa9c1cde9d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

樞機主教 枢机主教 [shu1 ji1 zhu3 jiao4] /cardinal (of the Catholic Church)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 樞機主教

  • 枢
    shū

    (bound form) hinge / pivot (usu. fig.)

  • 机
    jī

    (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic

    Jī

    surname Ji

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.