sān​yí​jiào

the three foreign religions

  • created sense approved 三夷教 · sān​yí​jiào · the three foreign religions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三夷教

    sān​yí​jiào

    the three foreign religions

    the three foreign religions that entered China by the Tang dynasty, specifically [[景教|景教|jing3 jiao4]] (Nestorianism), [[摩尼教|摩尼教|mo2 ni2 jiao4]] (Manichaeism), and [[祆教|祆教|xian1 jiao4]] (Zoroastrianism)

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · foreigners 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · religion

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    created sense