也里可溫

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (也里可溫/也里可温)		也	里	可	溫/温
simp. (也里可温)		也	里	可	温

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian [script needed] (erke'ün, “Christian”), perhaps ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “ruler”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yělǐkěwēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yělǐkěwēn [Phonetic: yélíkěwēn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yělǐkěwun
    • Wade–Giles: yeh³-li³-kʻo³-wên¹
    • Yale: yě-lǐ-kě-wēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeliikeeuen
    • Palladius: еликэвэнь (jelikɛvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵⁵/

Noun

也里可溫

1. (historical, during the Yuan dynasty) Christianity; Christian missionaries and priests

Derived terms

• 也里可溫教 (Yělǐkěwēn-jiào)