撒但
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (撒但) | 撒 | 但 | |
| simp. #(撒但) | 撒 | 但 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saat3 daan6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sat-than
- Eastern Min (BUC): Sák-táng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sat-tàn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Sādàn
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄉㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sadàn
- Wade–Giles: Sa1-tan4
- Yale: Sā-dàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sadann
- Palladius: Садань (Sadanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sä⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saat3 daan6
- Yale: saat daahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saat8 daan6
- Guangdong Romanization: sad3 dan6
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːt̚³ taːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sat-than
- Hakka Romanization System: sadˋ tan
- Hagfa Pinyim: sad5 tan4
- Sinological IPA: /sat̚² tʰan⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sat-tàn
- Tâi-lô: Sat-tàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: satdaxn
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tan⁴¹/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ tan²¹/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan¹¹/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
撒但
- (religion) Satan; shaitan
- 1823, “若百書傳”, in Robert Morrison, transl., 神天聖書, Job 2:1, page 12:
- 復有一日，神之子輩來，以自現在神主之前，而撒但亦在伊中來，以自現在神主之前。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Fù yǒu yī rì, shén zhī zǐ bèi lái, yǐ zì xiàn zài shénzhǔ zhī qián, ér Sǎdàn yì zài yī zhōng lái, yǐ zì xiàn zài shénzhǔ zhī qián. [Pinyin]
- Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.[KJV]
复有一日，神之子辈来，以自现在神主之前，而撒但亦在伊中来，以自现在神主之前。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Terms for Satan in different branches of Christianity
| Branch | Words |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 撒但, 撒旦 |
| Roman Catholic | 撒殫 |
| Church of the East | 閻羅王, 娑殫 |
Derived terms
- 撒但教 (Sādànjiào)