giáo phái
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːw˧˥ faːj˧˥/
Central
/ja̰ːw˩˧ fa̰ːj˩˧/
Southern
/jaːw˧˥ faːj˧˥/
religious sect
2 senses
2 Components
Noun
religious sect
Noun
cult
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
religious sect
Culture & Proper Nouns
A small group of people who have religious beliefs that are different from a larger established religion.
vi Nhóm người này thuộc một giáo phái nhỏ.
en This group of people belongs to a small religious sect.
Sense 2
Noun
cult
A religious group, often small, whose beliefs or practices are considered strange or sinister by many people.
vi Nhiều người coi đó là một giáo phái kỳ lạ.
en Many people consider it a strange cult.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
教派
Candidates by syllable
giáo
教
phái
派
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.