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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Jio̍k-bōng / Lio̍k-bōng / Jia̍k-bōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ruòwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòwàng
    • Wade–Giles: Jo⁴-wang⁴
    • Yale: Rwò-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohwanq
    • Palladius: Жован (Žovan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ mong⁶
    • Yale: yeuhk mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² mɔːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jio̍k-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: Jio̍k-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiogbong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: Lio̍k-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liogbong
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² bɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jia̍k-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: Jia̍k-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiagbong
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔŋ²²/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 若望

1. (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 (Yàolún) [8th century]
• (Protestantism) 約翰／约翰 (Yuēhàn)
• (Eastern Orthodoxy) 伊鄂昂