亞當
See also: 亚当
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (亞當) | 亞 | 當 | |
| simp. (亚当) | 亚 | 当 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa3 dong1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Â-tông
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ā-dŏng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a4 dorng1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): A-tong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yàdāng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yàdang
- Wade–Giles: ya4-tang1
- Yale: yà-dāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahdang
- Palladius: ядан (jadan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎdāng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎdang
- Wade–Giles: ya3-tang1
- Yale: yǎ-dāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeadang
- Palladius: ядан (jadan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 dong1
- Yale: a dōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 dong1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 dong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Â-tông
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ dongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 dong1
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ toŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a4 dorng1 [Phonetic: a1 lorng1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: A̍-do̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (t-)lɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a4 dorng1 [Phonetic: a1 lorng1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (t-)lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-tong
- Tâi-lô: A-tong
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'dofng
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ tɔŋ³³/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
亞當
- (Christianity) Adam (the first man and the progenitor of the human race).
- c. 17th century, 艾儒略 [Giulio Alenio], 天主降生引義, volume 上卷, page 3:
- 蓋天主開闢天地時，萬物既備，始化生人類之宗首，一男，名曰亞當，一女，名曰厄娃。其成亞當，則先以塵土造成其軀，預示其謙，復以靈性締結之，使全其為人。又以亞當之一肋骨，復造厄娃，以定匹配，以示均齊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Gài tiānzhǔ kāipì tiāndì shí, wànwù jì bèi, shǐ huàshēng rénlèi zhī zōng shǒu, yī nán, míng yuē Yàdāng, yī nǚ, míng yuē Èwá. Qí chéng Yàdāng, zé xiān yǐ chéntǔ zàochéng qí qū, yùshì qí qiān, fù yǐ língxìng dìjié zhī, shǐ quán qí wèirén. Yòu yǐ Yàdāng zhī yī lèigǔ, fù zào Èwá, yǐ dìng pǐpèi, yǐ shì jūnqí. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
盖天主开辟天地时，万物既备，始化生人类之宗首，一男，名曰亚当，一女，名曰厄娃。其成亚当，则先以尘土造成其躯，预示其谦，复以灵性缔结之，使全其为人。又以亚当之一肋骨，复造厄娃，以定匹配，以示均齐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Adam
Synonyms
Terms for Adam in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 亞當 |
| Roman Catholic | 亞當 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 阿達穆 |
- (the first man): 阿丹 (Ādān) (Islam)
References
- Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Adam 亚当”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 20.