教皇

See also: 敎皇

Chinese

		teach; teaching; religion	emperor; surname
simp. and trad. (教皇)		教	皇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàohuáng
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kau-fòng
Min Dong (BUC): gáu-huòng
Min Nan (POJ): kàu-hông
Wu (Wiktionary): kau hhuaan (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàohuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawhwang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau³ wong⁴
  - Yale: gaau wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao³ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /käːu̯³³ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kau-fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau fongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau⁴ fong²
  - IPA: /kau̯⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gáu-huòng
  - IPA ^(key): /kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)uoŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu-hông
  - Tâi-lô: kàu-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kao'hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ²³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kau hhuaan (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔ³³ ɦɯɑ̃⁴⁴/

Noun

教皇

pope; pontiff

Synonyms

教宗 (jiàozōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
教	皇
きょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 6
goon

Kanji in this term
教	皇
きょう Grade: 2	こう Grade: 6
goon	kan’on

Etymology

From 教 (kyō, “teaching; religion”) +‎ 皇 (kō, ō, “emperor”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きょーこー [kyòókóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːko̞ː]

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) きょーおー [kyòóóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

教皇 (hiragana きょうこう, rōmaji kyōkō, historical hiragana けうくわう)
(alternative reading hiragana きょうおう, romaji kyōō, historical hiragana けうわう)

(Catholicism) a pope

Proper noun

教皇 (hiragana きょうこう, rōmaji Kyōkō, historical hiragana けうくわう)

(tarot) the Hierophant; the Pope

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
教	皇

Noun

教皇

Hán tự form of giáo hoàng (“pope”).