In many Chinese communities, Taoism is easily syncretized with Mahayana Buddhism, thus exact religious statistics are difficult to obtain and may be understated or overstated.
ɪn mˈɛni tʃaɪnˈiːz kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, tˈaʊɪzəm ɪz ˈiːzili sˈɪŋkɹɪtˌaɪzd wɪð mˌæheɪˈɑːnə bˈuːdɪzəm, ðˈʌs ɛɡzˈækt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs stɐtˈɪstɪks ɑːɹ dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ əbtˈeɪn ænd mˈeɪ biː ˌʌndɚstˈeɪɾᵻd ɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚstˈeɪɾᵻd.