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正教

zhèng jiào

2-character word

What 正教 means

1. lit. true religion
2. orthodox religion
3. orthodox Christianity
4. Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)

The characters in 正教

• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct

Words starting with 正教

• 正教真诠Zhèng jiào Zhēn quánExegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱舆

Words containing 正教

• 东正教Dōng zhèng jiàoEastern Orthodox Church

Sounds the same

Read zhèng jiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 政教church and state; government and education; political education

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