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舊教

简旧教 · 繁舊教

Mandarin · pinyin jiù jiào#

old teachings; wisdom from the past

Mandarin · pinyin Jiù jiào#

the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào, as opposed to Protestantism 新教 Xīn jiào

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教: jiào · teach, class
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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Roman Catholicism

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