創世紀

Chinese

		creation of the world; initial stage of foundation	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (創世紀)		創世	紀
simp. (创世纪)		创世	纪
alternative forms		創世記／创世记

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chuàngshìjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong³ sai³ gei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chhòng-sè-kí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chuàngshìjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chuàngshìhjì
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻuang⁴-shih⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: Chwàng-shr̀-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chuanqshyhjih
    • Palladius: Чуаншицзи (Čuanšiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong³ sai³ gei²
    • Yale: chong sai géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong³ sai³ gei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong³ sei³ géi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ³³ sɐi̯³³ kei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòng-sè-kí
    • Tâi-lô: Tshòng-sè-kí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhorngsea'kie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴¹/

Proper noun

創世紀

1. Alternative form of 創世記／创世记 (Chuàngshìjì)
   1. (Catholicism) A Bible volume

Synonyms

Terms for Genesis in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Names	Abbreviations edit
Protestant	創世記	創
Roman Catholic	創世紀	創
Eastern Orthodox	起源之書
Church of the East	渾元經

See also

• 出谷紀／出谷纪 (Chūgǔjì)
• 肋未紀／肋未纪 (Lèiwèijì)
• 戶籍紀／户籍纪 (Hùjíjì)
• 申命紀／申命纪 (Shēnmìngjì)