雅威

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (雅威)		雅	威
simp. #(雅威)		雅	威

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yahweh, from Biblical Hebrew יהוה.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yǎwēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ wai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎwei
    • Wade–Giles: Ya³-wei¹
    • Yale: Yǎ-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeauei
    • Palladius: Явэй (Javɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ wai¹
    • Yale: ngáh wāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ wai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ wei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

雅威

1. (Catholicism) Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

Synonyms

Terms for YHWH; Jehovah; Yahweh in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	耶和華
Roman Catholic	雅威
Church of the East	阿羅訶