tam giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 三教, composed of (three) and (teachings; religions).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ jaːw˦˥]

    Noun

    tam giáo

    1. (religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Caodaism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:
      1. Nho giáo (儒教, Confucianism)
      2. Đạo giáo (道教, Taoism)
      3. Phật giáo (佛教, Buddhism)