聖書
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Chinese
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
book; letter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (聖書) | 聖 | 書 | |
| simp. (圣书) | 圣 | 书 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shèngshu
- Wade–Giles: shêng4-shu1
- Yale: shèng-shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqshu
- Palladius: шэншу (šɛnšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing3 syu1
- Yale: sing syū
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing3 sy1
- Guangdong Romanization: xing3 xu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ³³ syː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-sû
- Hakka Romanization System: siin suˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sin4 su1
- Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ su²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
聖書
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 聖 | 書 |
| せい Grade: 6 |
しょ Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- the Bible
Noun
- a Bible
Derived terms
- 旧約聖書 (Kyūyaku Seisho, “Old Testament”)
- 新約聖書 (Shin'yaku Seisho, “New Testament”)
Descendants
- → Yami: seysio
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 聖 | 書 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 聖 | 書 |
Noun
聖書