教 (gaau3) — teach; instruct; educate in Cantonese
gaau˗₃教Mandarin Pinyin: jiao4
Meaning of 教
nounteach; instruct; educate
nounreligion; teaching; instruction
nouncause; make (oneself)
noun(verb) to discipline (a kid)
Example Sentences with 教
我唔信教
I am not religious
你信乜嘢教呀?
What is your religion?
教授畢竟是教授
Professors are (after all) professors.
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
教我做功課啦！
Help me with my homework!
Words Containing 教
教育光碟gaau3 juk6 gwong1 dip2
an educational CD-ROM
助教zo6 gaau3
teaching assistant; T.A.
東正教dung1 zing3 gaau3
Eastern Orthodox
家庭教師gaa1 ting4 gaau3 si1
tutor
異教徒ji6 gaau3 tou4
pagan; heathen
言教不如身教jin4 gaau3 bat1 jyu4 san1 gaau3
teaching by action is better than teaching by word; actions speak louder than words
殉教seon1 gaau3
martyrdom; die as a martyr, also 殉道
傳教士體位cyun4 gaau3 si6 tai2 wai6
missionary position (male on top position during sex)
囘教wui4 gaau3
Islam
管教gun2 gaau3
to teach, to control, to discipline
傳教師cyun4 gaau3 si1
pulpiteer
天主教徒tin1 zyu2 gaau3 tou4
Catholic; follower of Catholicism
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