約翰

See also: 约翰

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (約翰) 約 翰
simp. (约翰) 约 翰

Etymology

Transliterated from Latin Iōhannēs or Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), both ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yōḥānān). [mid-19th c.]

Earlier transliterations include: 曜輪 [8th c.] and 若望/若翰 [17th c.].

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Proper noun

約翰

  1. (Protestantism) John (biblical character)
  2. A transliteration of the English male given name and surname John
    約翰的女友發現了他的不忠並甩了他,原來他也有今天。 [MSC, trad.]
    约翰的女友发现了他的不忠并甩了他,原来他也有今天。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuēhàn de nǚyǒu fāxiàn le tā de bùzhōng bìng shuǎi le tā, yuánlái tā yě yǒu jīntiān. [Pinyin]
    After discovering John's infidelity his girlfriend dumped him - in the end he really got his just deserts.
  3. A transliteration of the German male given name Johann

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