Công giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公教, composed of 公 (“public”) and 教 (“religion”), Chinese 公教 (gōngjiào).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːw˦˥]

Proper noun

Công giáo

Catholicism
Synonym: Thiên Chúa giáo

Antonym: đạo Tin Lành

Holonym: Ki-tô giáo

See also

Giáo hội Công giáo (“Catholic Church”)

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