若望

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (若望)		若	望
simp. ^#(若望)		若	望

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giovanni or Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Earliest attestation was in mid-17th century. Earlier translations include: 曜輪 [8th century].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ruòwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ mong⁶
Min Nan (POJ): Jio̍k-bōng / Lio̍k-bōng / Jia̍k-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ruòwàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ mong⁶
  - Yale: yeuhk mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ mong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːk̚² mɔːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jio̍k-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: Jio̍k-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiogbong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑiɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: Lio̍k-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liogbong
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jia̍k-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: Jia̍k-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiagbong
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔŋ²²/

Proper noun

若望

(Catholicism) John (the Apostle)

Usage notes

In Catholicism, 若望 (Ruòwàng) is used to refer to Johns other than John the Baptist, such as John the Apostle or one of the Popes. Use 若翰 (Ruòhàn) to refer to John the Baptist.

Synonyms

(obsolete) 曜輪／曜轮 [8th century]
(Protestantism) 約翰／约翰 (Yuēhàn)
(Eastern Orthodoxy) 伊鄂昂

Derived terms

若望一書／若望一书 (Ruòwàng Yīshū)
若望三書／若望三书 (Ruòwàng Sānshū)

若望二書／若望二书 (Ruòwàng Èrshū)
若望福音 (Ruòwàng Fúyīn)

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