主教座堂

主教座堂

Chinese

		bishop	seat	hall; church
simp. and trad. (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)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhǔjiàozuòtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujiawtzuohtarng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjiàozuòtáng
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯˥˩꜒꜔ t͡swɔ˥˩ tʰɑŋ˧˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² gaau³ zo⁶ tong⁴
    • Yale: jyú gaau joh tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² gaau³ dzo⁶ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² gao³ zo⁶ tong⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyː˧˥ käːu̯˧ t͡sɔː˨ tʰɔːŋ˨˩/

Noun

主教座堂

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

Synonyms

• 大教堂 (dàjiàotáng)