# 天主教
## Chinese

* 天主教

### Etymology

From the fact the term “God” is translated as 天主 (Tiānzhǔ) in Catholic bibles (Studium Biblicum Version), contrary to 上帝 (Shàngdì) in Protestantism.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Tiānzhǔjiào
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tin$^1$ zyu$^2$ gaau$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hen$^1$ zi$^2$ gau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Thiên-chú-kau
    (Hailu, HRS): tien$^ˋ$ zhu$^ˊ$ gau$^ˇ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Thian-chú-kàu / Thian-chí-kàu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tiêng$^1$ zu$^2$ ga$^3$ / tiang$^1$ zu$^2$ ga$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$thi-tsy-ciau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Tianjhǔjiào
*** Wade–Giles: Tʻien$^1$-chu$^3$-chiao$^4$
*** Yale: Tyān-jǔ-jyàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianjuujiaw
*** Palladius: Тяньчжуцзяо (Tjanʹčžuczjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tin$^1$ zyu$^2$ gaau$^3$
*** Yale: tīn jyú gaau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tin$^1$ dzy$^2$ gaau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tin$^1$ ju$^2$ gao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ kaːu̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hen$^1$ zi$^2$ gau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hen³³ t͡si⁵⁵ kau³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thiên-chú-kau
*** Hakka Romanization System: tien$^ˊ$ zu$^ˋ$ gau
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tian$^1$ zu$^3$ gau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡su³¹ kau̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: tien$^ˋ$ zhu$^ˊ$ gau$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰien⁵³ t͡ʃu²⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Tiĕng-ciō-*gáu
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒuo³³⁻⁵⁵ kɑu²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chú-kàu
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-tsú-kàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tienzw'kaux
*** IPA (Singapore): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tʰiɛn³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chí-kàu
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-tsí-kàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiency'kaux
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tiêng$^1$ zu$^2$ ga$^3$ / tiang$^1$ zu$^2$ ga$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thieng tsú kà / thiang tsú kà
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/, /tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$thi-tsy-ciau
*** MiniDict: thi$^平$ tsy ciau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$thi-tsr-jiau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

### Proper noun

天主教
* Catholicism
    東儀天主教／东仪天主教 ― Dōng Yí Tiānzhǔjiào ― Eastern Catholic Churches
       Tā gǎixìn Tiānzhǔjiào le. [Pinyin]
       He converted to Catholicism.

#### Synonyms

* 公教 (gōngjiào)

#### Derived terms

* 天主教徒 (Tiānzhǔjiàotú)
* 天主教會／天主教会 (Tiānzhǔ Jiàohuì)
* 羅馬天主教／罗马天主教 (Luómǎ Tiānzhǔjiào)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 天 | 主 | 教 |

### Noun

天主教 • (cheonjugyo) (hangeul 천주교)
* Alternative form of 天主敎 (“Catholic Church”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 天 | 主 | 教 |

### Proper noun

天主教
* chữ Hán form of Thiên Chúa giáo (“Catholicism”).