修道院

修道院

Chinese

		to cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine; to practice Daoism	courtyard; institution
simp. and trad. (修道院)		修道	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūdàoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiūdàoyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioudawyuann
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: sāu douh yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ dou⁶ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ dou⁶ yun²
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

修道院

1. (Christianity) convent; monastery

See also

• 寺院 (sìyuàn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	道	院
しゅう Grade: 5	どう Grade: 2	いん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 修道 spiritual discipline + 院 court or school

Noun

修道院 (hiragana しゅうどういん, rōmaji shūdōin)

1. (Catholic) An abbey; a monastery; a cloister