瑪門
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (瑪門) | 瑪 | 門 | |
| simp. (玛门) | 玛 | 门 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎmén
- Wade–Giles: ma3-mên2
- Yale: mǎ-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maamen
- Palladius: мамэнь (mamɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 mun4
- Yale: máh mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
瑪門
- Mammon
- 1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 路加福音 [Luke] 16:13:
- 一個僕人不能事奉兩個主．不是惡這個愛那個、就是重這個輕那個．你們不能又事奉上帝、又事奉瑪門。 [MSC, trad.]
- Yīge púrén bùnéng shìfèng liǎng ge zhǔ. Bùshì wù zhège ài nàge, jiùshì zhòng zhège qīng nàge. Nǐmen bùnéng yòu shìfèng Shàngdì, yòu shìfèng mǎmén.
- No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
一个仆人不能事奉两个主．不是恶这个爱那个、就是重这个轻那个．你们不能又事奉上帝、又事奉玛门。 [MSC, simp.]