達味

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (達味)		達	味
simp. (达味)		达	味

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, “David”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese Davi?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dáwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daat⁶ mei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dáwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dáwèi
  - Wade–Giles: Ta²-wei⁴
  - Yale: Dá-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Darwey
  - Palladius: Давэй (Davɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daat⁶ mei⁶
  - Yale: daaht meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daat⁹ mei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dad⁶ méi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːt̚² mei̯²²/

Proper noun

達味

(Catholicism) David (the second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament)
- c. 17th century, 艾儒略 [Giulio Alenio], 天主降生引義, volume 上卷, page 17:
  
  達味云，渠釘我手，而相分我衣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  达味云，渠钉我手，而相分我衣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Dáwèi yún, qú dìng wǒ shǒu, ér xiàng fēn wǒ yī. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Terms for David in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	大衛, 大闢 obsolete or Hokkien, Eastern Min & Puxian Min
Roman Catholic	達味
Eastern Orthodox	達維德, 達微德
Church of the East	多惠