"約翰" meaning in Chinese

See 約翰 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɥɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jœːk̚³ hɔːn²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Northern, Sixian, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA], /(j)i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Southern, Sixian, Neipu, Sinological-IPA], /yoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ hɑŋ²⁴²/ [Min-Dong, Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /yɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² haŋ¹¹/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /yøʔ²⁻⁴ haŋ²¹/ [Puxian-Min, Sinological-IPA], /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA, Taipei, Kaohsiung], /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA], /io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ han³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Taiwan, variant, IPA, Taipei], /iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ han³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Taiwan, variant, IPA, Kaohsiung] Forms: 约翰 [Simplified-Chinese]
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.]. Etymology templates: {{der|zh|la|Iōhannēs}} Latin Iōhannēs, {{bor|zh|grc|Ἰωάννης}} Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), {{der|zh|hbo|יוֹחָנָן|tr=Yōḥānān}} Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), {{defdate|mid-19th c.}} [mid-19th c.], {{zh-l|*曜輪}} 曜輪, {{defdate|8th c.}} [8th c.], {{zh-l|*若望}} 若望, {{zh-l|*若翰}} 若翰, {{defdate|17th c.}} [17th c.] Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 約翰
  1. (Protestantism) John (biblical character)
    Sense id: en-約翰-zh-name-7rq-7PW7 Categories (other): Protestantism, Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 54 10 37 Topics: Christianity, Protestantism
  2. a transliteration of the English male given name and surname John
    Sense id: en-約翰-zh-name-VbYNokZf Categories (other): Chinese renderings of English male given names, Chinese renderings of English surnames
  3. a transliteration of the German male given name Johann
    Sense id: en-約翰-zh-name-xibr6Jz9 Categories (other): Chinese renderings of German male given names, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 22 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 約翰一書 (Yuēhàn Yīshū), 约翰一书 (Yuēhàn Yīshū), 約翰三書 (Yuēhàn Sānshū), 约翰三书 (Yuēhàn Sānshū), 約翰二書 (Yuēhàn Èrshū), 约翰二书 (Yuēhàn Èrshū), 約翰福音 (Yuēhàn Fúyīn), 约翰福音 (Yuēhàn Fúyīn), 聖約翰 (Shèng Yuēhàn), 圣约翰 (Shèng Yuēhàn)
Synonyms: Protestant, Roman Catholic, 若望, Eastern Orthodox, 約安, Church of the East, 瑜罕難法王, 施洗約翰, 施浸約翰, 施洗禮約翰, 若翰, 若翰洗者, 施洗者約安, 谷昏
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      "roman": "Yuēhàn Yīshū",
      "word": "約翰一書"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Yīshū",
      "word": "约翰一书"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Sānshū",
      "word": "約翰三書"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Sānshū",
      "word": "约翰三书"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Èrshū",
      "word": "約翰二書"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Èrshū",
      "word": "约翰二书"
    },
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      "roman": "Yuēhàn Fúyīn",
      "word": "約翰福音"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Fúyīn",
      "word": "约翰福音"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shèng Yuēhàn",
      "word": "聖約翰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Shèng Yuēhàn",
      "word": "圣约翰"
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  "etymology_text": "Transliterated from Latin Iōhannēs or Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), both ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). [mid-19th c.]\nEarlier transliterations include: 曜輪 [8th c.] and 若望/若翰 [17th c.].",
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    {
      "form": "约翰",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Protestantism",
          "orig": "zh:Protestantism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 10 37",
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          "ref": "1838, Karl Gützlaff, 古今萬國綱鑑, volume 7, Singapore: 堅夏書院, page 3:",
          "roman": "Zhí shì Yuēhàn yǒu sānshí suì, zhù yě zhī jì, fèng Shàngdì zhī mìng yǐ xuāndào yǐ, yuē tiānguó jìn yǐ, shùmín yí huǐzuì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。",
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          "roman": "Zhí shì Yuēhàn yǒu sānshí suì, zhù yě zhī jì, fèng Shàngdì zhī mìng yǐ xuāndào yǐ, yuē tiānguó jìn yǐ, shùmín yí huǐzuì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。",
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        }
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        "Protestantism"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuēhàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Foochow-Romanized"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iók-hâng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuēhàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuehàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yüeh¹-han⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ywē-hàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iuehann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Juexanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Юэхань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yeuk hohn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek⁸ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yêg³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːk̚³ hɔːn²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "iog^ˋ hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yog⁵ hon⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "(r)iog^ˋ hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yog⁵ hon⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(j)i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Fuzhou",
        "Foochow-Romanized"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iók-hâng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ hɑŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁴ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Hinghwa-Romanized"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Io̤h-hāng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² haŋ¹¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁷ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yøʔ²⁻⁴ haŋ²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "iokhan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ioihhan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ han³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ han³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "'jak hanH"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Protestant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Roman Catholic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "若望"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Eastern Orthodox"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "約安"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Church of the East"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "瑜罕難法王"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "施洗約翰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "施浸約翰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "施洗禮約翰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "若翰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "若翰洗者"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "施洗者約安"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "谷昏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "約翰"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Chinese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Chinese terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
    "Chinese terms derived from Latin",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 約",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 翰",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Eastern Min lemmas",
    "Eastern Min proper nouns",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Middle Chinese proper nouns",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Yīshū",
      "word": "約翰一書"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Yīshū",
      "word": "约翰一书"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Sānshū",
      "word": "約翰三書"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Sānshū",
      "word": "约翰三书"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Èrshū",
      "word": "約翰二書"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Èrshū",
      "word": "约翰二书"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Fúyīn",
      "word": "約翰福音"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuēhàn Fúyīn",
      "word": "约翰福音"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shèng Yuēhàn",
      "word": "聖約翰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shèng Yuēhàn",
      "word": "圣约翰"
    }
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        "2": "la",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἰωάννης"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "hbo",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mid-19th c."
      },
      "expansion": "[mid-19th c.]",
      "name": "defdate"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*曜輪"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "8th c."
      },
      "expansion": "[8th c.]",
      "name": "defdate"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "*若望"
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      "expansion": "若望",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*若翰"
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      "expansion": "若翰",
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      "args": {
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      "name": "defdate"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Requests for translations of Literary Chinese quotations",
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              8,
              14
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              2,
              4
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          "ref": "1838, Karl Gützlaff, 古今萬國綱鑑, volume 7, Singapore: 堅夏書院, page 3:",
          "roman": "Zhí shì Yuēhàn yǒu sānshí suì, zhù yě zhī jì, fèng Shàngdì zhī mìng yǐ xuāndào yǐ, yuē tiānguó jìn yǐ, shùmín yí huǐzuì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
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              8,
              14
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              2,
              4
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          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": "1838, Karl Gützlaff, 古今萬國綱鑑, volume 7, Singapore: 堅夏書院, page 3:",
          "roman": "Zhí shì Yuēhàn yǒu sānshí suì, zhù yě zhī jì, fèng Shàngdì zhī mìng yǐ xuāndào yǐ, yuē tiānguó jìn yǐ, shùmín yí huǐzuì.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "Protestantism",
          "Protestantism"
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        [
          "John",
          "John"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Protestantism) John (biblical character)"
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      "topics": [
        "Christianity",
        "Protestantism"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese renderings of English male given names",
        "Chinese renderings of English surnames",
        "Chinese terms borrowed from English",
        "Chinese terms derived from English"
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      "glosses": [
        "a transliteration of the English male given name and surname John"
      ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
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          "surname",
          "surname"
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        [
          "John",
          "John#English"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese renderings of German male given names",
        "Chinese terms borrowed from German",
        "Chinese terms derived from German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a transliteration of the German male given name Johann"
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
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          "Johann#German"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuēhàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Foochow-Romanized"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iók-hâng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuēhàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yuehàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yüeh¹-han⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ywē-hàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iuehann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Juexanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Юэхань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɥɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yeuk hohn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joek⁸ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yêg³ hon⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːk̚³ hɔːn²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "iog^ˋ hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yog⁵ hon⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Yok-hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "(r)iog^ˋ hon"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yog⁵ hon⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(j)i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Fuzhou",
        "Foochow-Romanized"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iók-hâng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ hɑŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Dong",
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yorh⁴ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian",
        "Hinghwa-Romanized"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Io̤h-hāng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² haŋ¹¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Putian"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁶ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou",
        "Pouseng-Ping'ing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "phonetic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yoeh⁷ hang⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yøʔ²⁻⁴ haŋ²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Xianyou"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Iok-hān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "iokhan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "Ioh-hān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ioihhan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ han³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ han³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "variant",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "'jak hanH"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Protestant"
    },
    {
      "word": "Roman Catholic"
    },
    {
      "word": "若望"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eastern Orthodox"
    },
    {
      "word": "約安"
    },
    {
      "word": "Church of the East"
    },
    {
      "word": "瑜罕難法王"
    },
    {
      "word": "施洗約翰"
    },
    {
      "word": "施浸約翰"
    },
    {
      "word": "施洗禮約翰"
    },
    {
      "word": "若翰"
    },
    {
      "word": "若翰洗者"
    },
    {
      "word": "施洗者約安"
    },
    {
      "word": "谷昏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "約翰"
}

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