厄娃
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (厄娃) | 厄 | 娃 | |
| simp. #(厄娃) | 厄 | 娃 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Èwá
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄨㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Èwá
- Wade–Giles: O4-wa2
- Yale: È-wá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ehwa
- Palladius: Эва (Eva)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ wä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ak1 waa1
- Yale: āk wā
- Cantonese Pinyin: ak7 waa1
- Guangdong Romanization: eg1 wa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɐk̚⁵ waː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
厄娃
- (Catholicism) Eve (the first woman and mother 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.]
Synonyms
Terms for Eve in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 夏娃 |
| Roman Catholic | 厄娃 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 埃瓦 |
- (Islam) 哈娃 (Hāwá)