洋和尚

Chinese

ocean; foreign
preceptor; high priest; head monk
preceptor; high priest; head monk; any Buddhist monk
 
simp. and trad.
(洋和尚) 		洋 和尚

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 6yan-wu6-zaon6
      • MiniDict: yan去 wu去 zaon去
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦiã²³ ɦu¹¹ zɑ̃/

Noun

洋和尚

  1. (Suzhounese, Roman Catholicism) father; priest

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 神父 (“priest (in Catholicism or Orthodoxy)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 神父, 神甫, 司鐸
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 神父
Cantonese Hong Kong 神父
Gan Lichuan 神父
Wu Shanghai 神父
Suzhou 神父, 洋和尚, 外國和尚
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