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道教
Traditional Chinese
道教
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
dào jiào
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
dou6 gaau3
Short definition Taoism
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中国(zhōng guó) China
重要的( zhòng yào de) basilic
宗教(zōng jiào) religion
(shì) is
道教(dào jiào) Taoism
(zōu) ,
佛教(fó jiào) Buddhism
(zōu) ,
伊斯兰教(yī sī lán jiào) Islamic
(hé) with
基督教(jī dū jiào) Christian

The major religions in China are Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.

其中(qí zhōng) included among these
道教(dào jiào) Taoism
(shì) is
本国(běn guó) one's own country
(dedì) of
其他(qí tā) the rest
(shì) is
(cóngcóng) from
国外(guó wài) foreign
引进(yǐn jìn) to recommend
(dedì) of

Of these, Taoism is a native religion, the others having been introduced from foreign lands.

道教(dào jiào) Taoism
是用(shìyòng)
老子(lǎo zǐ) daddy
(dedì) of
教导(jiào dǎo) guidance
创立(chuàng lì) to set up
(dedì) of
他是( tā shì)
公元前(gōng yuán qián) BCE (before the Common Era)
六零( liù líng)
四年(sì nián) four years
(zài) (located) at
现代的( xiàn dài de) latter-day
河南省(hé nán shěng) (N) Henan, a central China province
(chū) to publish
生的(shēngde) to look
圣贤(shèng xián) wine

Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

他的( tā de)
教导(jiào dǎo) guidance
(dū) all
包含(bāo hán) to contain
(zài) (located) at
道教(dào jiào) Taoism
(zhě) (old) this
看作(kàn zuò) to look upon as
关于(guān yú) about
宗教(zōng jiào) religion
最后的( zuì hòu de) Last
权威的( quán wēi de) canonical
道德经(dào dé jīng) the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
那本(nà běn) that
深刻的( shēn kè de) deepgoing
(shū) book

His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.

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