佛教

See also: 仏教 and 佛敎

Chinese

		Buddha; Buddhism	teach; teaching; religion
trad. (佛教/佛敎)		佛	教/敎
simp. (佛教)		佛	教

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Fójiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фәҗё (fəži͡o, I-III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fat⁶ gaau³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fut⁵ gau¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Fu̍t-kau

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fud⁶ gau⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): feh⁵ jiau³
• Eastern Min (BUC): hŭk-gáu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Pu̍t-kàu / Hu̍t-kàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hug⁸ ga³

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸veq-ciau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fójiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Fójiào
    • Wade–Giles: Fo²-chiao⁴
    • Yale: Fwó-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forjiaw
    • Palladius: Фоцзяо (Foczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фәҗё (fəži͡o, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fə²⁴ t͡ɕiɔː⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fat⁶ gaau³
    • Yale: faht gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁹ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fed⁶ gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚² kaːu̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fut⁵ gau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fut̚³² kau³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fu̍t-kau
    • Hakka Romanization System: fud gau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fud⁶ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fut̚⁵ kau̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fud⁶ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fut̚⁵ kau⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: feh⁵ jiau³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /fəʔ⁵⁴⁻² t͡ɕiau⁴⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hŭk-gáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑu²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, variant in Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pu̍t-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: Pu̍t-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pudkaux
    • IPA (Singapore): /put̚⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /put̚²⁴⁻² kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /put̚⁴⁻³² kau¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /put̚⁴⁻³² kau²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hu̍t-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: Hu̍t-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hudkaux
    • IPA (Taipei): /hut̚⁴⁻³² kau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hut̚⁴⁻³² kau²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /hut̚⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hug⁸ ga³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hu̍k kà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huk̚⁴⁻² ka²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸veq-ciau
    • MiniDict: veh^入 ciau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-jiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiɔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: bjut kaewH

Rime
Character	佛	教
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	物 (60)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	符弗切	古孝切
Baxter	bjut	kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨut̚/	/kˠauH/
Pan Wuyun	/biut̚/	/kᵚauH/
Shao Rongfen	/biuət̚/	/kauH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/but̚/	/kaɨwH/
Li Rong	/biuət̚/	/kauH/
Wang Li	/bĭuət̚/	/kauH/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uət̚/	/kauH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fú	jiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fat6	gaau3

Noun

佛教

1. Buddhism

   佛教經典／佛教经典  ―  fójiào jīngdiǎn  ―  Buddhist scriptures

   佛教建築／佛教建筑  ―  fójiào jiànzhù  ―  Buddhist architecture

Synonyms

• 佛門／佛门 (fómén)
• 禪門／禅门 (chánmén)
• 象教 (xiàngjiào)
• 釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
• 釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)

 

Derived terms

• 上座部佛教 (Shàngzuòbù Fójiào)
• 佛教徒 (Fójiàotú)
• 佛教音樂／佛教音乐
• 北方佛教
• 南傳佛教／南传佛教 (Nánchuán Fójiào)
• 原始佛教
• 圓佛教／圆佛教 (Yuánfójiào)
• 大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào)
• 小乘佛教 (Xiǎochéngfójiào)
• 漢傳佛教／汉传佛教 (Hànchuán Fójiào)
• 藏傳佛教／藏传佛教 (Zàngchuán Fójiào)
• 西藏佛教
• 部派佛教

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (佛教):

• → Japanese: 仏(ぶっ)教(きょう) (bukkyō)
• → Korean: 불교(佛敎) (bulgyo)
• → Vietnamese: phật giáo (佛教)

Others:

• → Lü: ᦝᦴᧉᦶᦈᧁᧈ (fuu²ṫsaew¹)
• → Zhuang: Fuzgyau

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佛	教
ぶつ > ぶっ Jinmeiyō	きょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

佛(ぶっ)教(きょう) • (bukkyō) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 仏教: Buddhism

Korean

Hanja in this term
佛	教

Noun

佛教 • (bulgyo) (hangeul 불교)

1. Alternative form of 佛敎 (“Buddhism”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
佛	教

Noun

佛教

1. chữ Hán form of Phật giáo (“Buddhism”).