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奉教

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hong6 ga3
POJ: hǒng-kà
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: Christianity, to be Christian
奉教

Wiktionary marks the 'Christianity/to be Christian' sense as surviving specifically in Malaysian/Singapore Hokkien (obsolete elsewhere) alongside a more literary 'to receive instructions' sense; which one matches this Teochew reading is inferred rather than stated outright.

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