修道院

Chinese

		to cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine; to practice Daoism	courtyard; institution
simp. and trad. (修道院)		修道	院

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiūdàoyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiūdàoyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioudawyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau¹ dou⁶ jyun^6-2
  - Yale: sāu douh yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ dou⁶ jyn^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ dou⁶ yun²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

修道院

(Christianity) convent; monastery

See also

寺院 (sìyuàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	道	院
しゅう Grade: 5	どう Grade: 2	いん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 修道 spiritual discipline + 院 court or school

Noun

修道院 (hiragana しゅうどういん, rōmaji shūdōin)

(Catholic) An abbey; a monastery; a cloister

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