giáo lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

giáo lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教理, composed of 教 (“to teach”) and 理 (“reason”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(chiefly religion) a doctrine or dogma

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