耶穌

See also: 耶蘇 and 耶稣

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (耶穌)	耶	穌
simp. (耶稣)	耶	稣
alternative forms	耶蘇／耶苏

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), possibly via Latin Iesus and other European languages. Doublet of 伊伊穌斯／伊伊稣斯 (Yīyīsūsī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yēsū, Yésū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝㄙㄨ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): je⁴ sou¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yie³ lhu^1*
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Yâ-sû

(Meixian, Guangdong): ya² su¹
Min Bei (KCR): Iǎ-sú
Min Dong (BUC): Ià-sŭ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Iâ-so͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): ia⁵ sou¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ia su (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yēsū
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝㄙㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yesu
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹-su¹
  - Yale: yē-sū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iesu
  - Palladius: есу (jesu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yésū
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yésu
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²-su¹
  - Yale: yé-sū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yesu
  - Palladius: есу (jesu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ su⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴ sou¹
  - Yale: yèh sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ sou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yie³ lhu^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiɛ²² ɬu³³⁻³³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-sû
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia´ su´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ su¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-sû
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia´ su´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ su¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ya² su¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ia¹¹ su⁴⁴/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Iǎ-sú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹ su⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ià-sŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: Iâ-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iasof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴⁻²² sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ia⁵ sou¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iâ sou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sou³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ia su (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̱⁵⁵ sv̩ʷ²¹/

Proper noun

耶穌

Jesus
- 1637, 天主降生出像經解／天主降生出像经解, page 3:
  
  耶穌聖體射光子夜如晝 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  耶稣圣体射光子夜如昼 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Yēsū shèngtǐ shèguāng zǐyè rú zhòu [Pinyin]
  The body of Jesus shone, and the midnight was like the morning.
- 耶穌說、我就是道路、眞理、生命。若不藉着我、沒有人能到父那裏去。 [MSC, trad.]
  耶稣说、我就是道路、真理、生命。若不借着我、没有人能到父那里去。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 和合本聖經 (Chinese Union Version), Gospel of John 14:6
  Yēsū shuō, wǒ jiùshì dàolù, zhēnlǐ, shēngmìng. Ruò bù jièzhuó wǒ, méiyǒu rén néng dào fù nàlǐ qù. [Pinyin]
  Jesus said, “I am the way, truth, [and] life. No man goes to the Father but by me.”

Synonyms

(Manichaeism) 夷數／夷数 (Yíshù)
(Islam) 爾撒／尔撒 (Ěrsā)

Terms for Jesus in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	耶穌／耶稣 (yēsū)
Roman Catholic	耶穌／耶稣 (yēsū), 西士 Hokkien, historical
Eastern Orthodox	耶穌／耶稣 (yēsū), 伊伊穌斯／伊伊稣斯 (Yīyīsūsī) dated
Church of the East	移鼠 (Yíshǔ)

Dialectal synonyms of 耶穌 (“Jesus (in Christianity)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		耶穌
Mandarin	Taiwan	耶穌
	Singapore	耶穌
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	Эрса
	Dagudi (Maliba)	耶穌
	Reshuitang (Longling)	耶穌
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	耶穌
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	耶穌
Cantonese	Guangzhou	耶穌
	Hong Kong	耶穌
	Taishan	耶穌
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	耶穌
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	耶穌
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	耶穌
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	耶穌
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	耶穌
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	耶穌
	Hong Kong	耶穌
Min Nan	Tainan	耶穌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	耶穌
	Manila (Hokkien)	耶穌
Wu	Shanghai	耶穌
Wu	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	耶穌

Derived terms

耶穌基督／耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)
耶穌堂／耶稣堂
耶穌教／耶稣教 (Yēsūjiào)

耶穌會／耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)
耶穌紀元／耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)
講耶穌／讲耶稣 (jiǎng Yēsū)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (耶穌):

→ Japanese: 耶蘇(やそ) (Yaso)
→ Korean: 야소(耶穌) (Yaso)
→ Vietnamese: Gia Tô (耶穌), Da Tô (耶穌)

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