粵

教gaau3士si6

gaau3 si6jiào shì

English

  1. churchman
  2. priest; clergyman; Christian missionary
  3. clergy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺宗教組織擔任宗教職務嘅人員,通常指耶教(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 喺法國大革命之前,法國社會分成三個階級:教士組成嘅第一階級、貴族組成嘅第二階級,以及平民組成嘅第三階級。

    France before the French Revolution divided society into three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners).

  • 1859年以後,美國派出新教傳教士,天主教徒同埋俄羅斯正統基督教徒進行傳教活動。

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  • 一八零七年,第一个到中国的英国新教徒传教士罗伯特马礼逊到了广州。

    In 1807, Robert Morrison, the first British Protestant missionary to China arrived in Guangzhou.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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