提摩太
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (提摩太) | 提 | 摩 | 太 | |
| simp. #(提摩太) | 提 | 摩 | 太 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tai4 mo1 taai3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thì-mô-thai
- Eastern Min (BUC): Tì-mò̤-*tái
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thê-mô͘-thài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Tímótài
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tímótài
- Wade–Giles: Tʻi2-mo2-tʻai4
- Yale: Tí-mwó-tài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tyimotay
- Palladius: Тимотай (Timotaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tai4 mo1 taai3
- Yale: tàih mō taai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tai4 mo1 taai3
- Guangdong Romanization: tei4 mo1 tai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ mɔː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thì-mô-thai
- Hakka Romanization System: tiˇ moˊ tai
- Hagfa Pinyim: ti2 mo1 tai4
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thê-mô͘-thài
- Tâi-lô: Thê-môo-thài
- Phofsit Daibuun: temo'taix
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²³⁻³³ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ tʰai²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
提摩太
- (Protestantism) Timothy
- 1839, “保羅達帖羅撒羅尼迦人首書”, in 救世主耶穌新遺詔書, Singapore: 堅夏書院, 1 Thessalonians 3:6, page 3:
- 今提摩太離爾歸我，報知爾信德仁愛，常懷念我，欣慕見我，如我欲見爾焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Jīn Tímótài lí ěr guī wǒ, bào zhī ěr xìndé rén'ài, cháng huáiniàn wǒ, xīnmù jiàn wǒ, rú wǒ yù jiàn ěr yān. [Pinyin]
- But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
今提摩太离尔归我，报知尔信德仁爱，常怀念我，欣慕见我，如我欲见尔焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Terms for Timothy in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 提摩太 |
| Roman Catholic | 弟茂德 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 提摩泰 |