guà
jiào

technical
name

Meaning of 八卦教

八卦教 means Eight Trigrams Sect; a White Lotus-related folk religious sect. Pronounced bā guà jiào.

  • Eight Trigrams Sect; a White Lotus-related folk religious sect

Definitions & Examples

guà
jiào
shì
Qīng
dài
zhòng
yào
de
mín
jiān
jié
shè
zhī
 

The Eight Trigrams Sect was one of the important folk secret societies during the Qing Dynasty.

Xué
zhě
zài
yán
jiū
Qīng
dài
shè
huì
yùn
dòng
shí
 
cháng
huì
guà
jiào
 

When studying social movements of the Qing Dynasty, scholars often mention the Eight Trigrams Sect.

Tiān
jiào
guà
jiào
yǒu
qiè
de
yuān
yuán
guān
 

The Tiandihui Uprising has a close genetic relationship with the Eight Trigrams Sect.

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