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三夷教

Mandarin · pinyin sān yí jiào

the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism

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三: sān · three
夷: yí · ancient barbarian tribes
教: jiào · teach, class

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1–2–4 · san1 yi2 jiao4

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