約翰

See also: 约翰

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (約翰)		約	翰
simp. (约翰)		约	翰

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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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yuēhàn

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝㄏㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ hon⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yok-hon
Eastern Min (BUC): Iók-hâng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): yorh⁶ hang⁵ / yoeh⁶ hang⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Iok-hān / Iak-hān / Ioh-hān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yuēhàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝㄏㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yuehàn
  - Wade–Giles: Yüeh¹-han⁴
  - Yale: Ywē-hàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iuehann
  - Palladius: Юэхань (Juexanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek³ hon⁶
  - Yale: yeuk hohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ hon⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ hon⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚³ hɔːn²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yok-hon
  - Hakka Romanization System: iog^ˋ hon
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yog⁵ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yok-hon
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iog^ˋ hon
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yog⁵ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Iók-hâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ hɑŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yorh⁶ hang⁵ [Phonetic: yorh⁴ hang⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Io̤h-hāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² haŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yoeh⁶ hang⁵ [Phonetic: yoeh⁷ hang⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yøʔ²⁻⁴ haŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iok-hān
  - Tâi-lô: Iok-hān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iokhan
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iak-hān
  - Tâi-lô: Iak-hān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iakhan
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /iak̚³²⁻⁵ han²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ioh-hān
  - Tâi-lô: Ioh-hān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioihhan
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ han³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ han³³/

Middle Chinese: 'jak hanH

Rime
Character	約	翰
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	於略切	侯旰切
Baxter	'jak	hanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨɐk̚/	/ɦɑn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiɐk̚/	/ɦɑn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiɑk̚/	/ɣɑn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨak̚/	/ɦan^H/
Li Rong	/ʔiak̚/	/ɣɑn^H/
Wang Li	/ĭak̚/	/ɣɑn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ak̚/	/ɣɑn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yue	hàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joek³	hon⁶

Proper noun

約翰

(Protestantism) John (biblical character)
- 1838, Karl Gützlaff, 古今萬國綱鑑, volume 7, Singapore: 堅夏書院, page 3:
  
  值適約翰有三十歲，住野之際，奉上帝之命以宣道矣，曰天國近矣，庶民宜悔罪。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  值适约翰有三十岁，住野之际，奉上帝之命以宣道矣，曰天国近矣，庶民宜悔罪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Zhí shì Yuēhàn yǒu sānshí suì, zhù yě zhī jì, fèng Shàngdì zhī mìng yǐ xuāndào yǐ, yuē tiānguó jìn yǐ, shùmín yí huǐzuì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
a transliteration of the English male given name and surname John
a transliteration of the German male given name Johann

Usage notes

In Protestant translations, 約翰／约翰 (Yuēhàn) is for both John the Apostle and John the Baptist.

Synonyms

Terms for John (the apostle) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰
Roman Catholic	若望
Eastern Orthodox	約安
Church of the East	瑜罕難法王

Terms for John (the Baptist) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰, 施洗約翰, 施浸約翰, 施洗禮約翰
Roman Catholic	若翰, 若翰洗者
Eastern Orthodox	約安, 施洗者約安
Church of the East	谷昏

Derived terms

約翰一書 / 约翰一书 (Yuēhàn Yīshū)
約翰三書 / 约翰三书 (Yuēhàn Sānshū)
約翰二書 / 约翰二书 (Yuēhàn Èrshū)
約翰福音 / 约翰福音 (Yuēhàn Fúyīn)
聖約翰 / 圣约翰 (Shèng Yuēhàn)