若翰

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (若翰)		若	翰
simp. #(若翰)		若	翰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ruòhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ hon⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Jio̍k-hān / Lio̍k-hān / Jia̍k-hān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ruòhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòhàn
    • Wade–Giles: Jo⁴-han⁴
    • Yale: Rwò-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohhann
    • Palladius: Жохань (Žoxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɻu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ hon⁶
    • Yale: yeuhk hohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ hon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ hon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² hɔːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jio̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Jio̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jioghan
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² han³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Lio̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lioghan
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² han²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² han⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² han³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jia̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Jia̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiaghan
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ han²²/

Proper noun

若翰

1. (Catholicism) John (the Baptist) [17th century]
   • 1642, 艾儒略 [Giulio Alenio], 天主降生言行紀畧, volume 2, published 1853, page 13:

     時耶穌亦已三十載矣，自納雜勒往顧之，且欲受其洗焉。若翰悚惕弗安，固謝曰：「余當懇求主洗，何敢反授洗乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     时耶稣亦已三十载矣，自纳杂勒往顾之，且欲受其洗焉。若翰悚惕弗安，固谢曰：「余当恳求主洗，何敢反授洗乎？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Shí Yēsū yì yǐ sānshí zǎi yǐ, zì Nàzálè wǎng gù zhī, qiě yù shòu qí xǐ yān. Ruòhàn sǒngtì fú ān, gù xiè yuē: “Yú dāng kěn qiú zhǔ xǐ, hé gǎn fǎn shòu xǐ hū?” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• In Catholic translations, 若翰 (Ruòhàn) is only used for John the Baptist. Use 若望 (Ruòwàng) to refer to other Johns, such as John the Apostle or one of the Popes.

Synonyms

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