約翰

See also: 约翰

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (約翰)
simp. (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.].

Pronunciation


Proper noun

約翰

  1. (Protestantism) John (biblical character)
  2. A transliteration of the English male given name and surname John
    約翰女友發現不忠原來也有今天 [MSC, trad.]
    约翰女友发现不忠原来也有今天 [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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