沙番

Chinese

Etymology 1

	phonetic
trad. (沙番)	沙	番
simp. ^#(沙番)	沙	番
alternative forms	唦噃吵噃

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafan, animal).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāfān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄈㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ faan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sa-hoan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāfān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄈㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shafan
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-fan¹
  - Yale: shā-fān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shafan
  - Palladius: шафань (šafanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ faan¹
  - Yale: sā fāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ faan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ fan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-hoan
  - Tâi-lô: sa-huan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sa'hoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sa³³ huan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴/

Noun

沙番

(Protestantism) shaphan (an animal mentioned in the Old Testament, often translated as hyrax, coney or rock badger in English translations)
- 然倒嚼類中、分蹏類中、亦有爾不可食者、駝、兎、沙番、倒嚼而不分蹏、爾當以爲不潔 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  然倒嚼类中、分蹄类中、亦有尔不可食者、驼、兔、沙番、倒嚼而不分蹄、尔当以为不洁 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1902, 施約瑟 (Joseph Schereschewsky, translator), 《新舊約聖經淺文理譯本》 (Easy Wenli Bible), 申命記 (Deuteronomy) 14:7
  rán dǎojiào lèi zhōng, fēntí lèi zhōng, yì yǒu ěr bùkě shí zhě, tuó, tù, shāfān, dǎojiào ér bù fēntí, ěr dāng yǐwéi bùjié [Pinyin]
  Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
- 沙番很聰明，因為牠們個兒小，知道自己軟弱，懂得明哲保身，在乾河谷的岩石中建立安全的棲所，以岩石洞穴作為保護自己的避難所（詩一〇四18）。今日我們也應效法沙番，親近神以神為避難所（詩四六1，六一1-3）。 [MSC, trad.]
  沙番很聪明，因为它们个儿小，知道自己软弱，懂得明哲保身，在干河谷的岩石中建立安全的栖所，以岩石洞穴作为保护自己的避难所（诗一〇四18）。今日我们也应效法沙番，亲近神以神为避难所（诗四六1，六一1-3）。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2011 February, 邱義雄, 箴言釋義：第三十章（下）, in 《聖靈》 (Holy Spirit Monthly), issue 401, page 28
  Shāfān hěn cōngmíng, yīnwèi tāmen gèr xiǎo, zhīdào zìjǐ ruǎnruò, dǒngdé míngzhébǎoshēn, zài gān hégǔ de yánshí zhōng jiànlì ānquán de qīsuǒ, yǐ yánshí dòngxué zuòwèi bǎohù zìjǐ de bìnánsuǒ (Shī yī-líng-sì 18). Jīnrì wǒmen yě yīng xiàofǎ shāfān, qīnjìn shén yǐ shén wèi bìnánsuǒ (Shī sì-liù 1, liù-yī 1-3). [Pinyin]
  Hyraxes are quite clever. Because they are small, they know their own weakness and know how to protect themselves. They build safe homes in the rocks of dried river valleys and use rocky caves as their refuge to protect themselves (Ps. 104:18). Today, we should also be like the hyraxes, being close to God and making God our refuge (Ps. 46:1, 61:1-3).
- 在隱基底大衛泉河谷邊岩石上做日光浴的沙番 [MSC, trad.]
  在隐基底大卫泉河谷边岩石上做日光浴的沙番 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 莊百億, 《從聖地看聖經》, page 51
  zài Yǐnjīdǐ Dàwèi Quán hégǔ biān yánshí shàng zuò rìguāngyù de shāfān [Pinyin]
  Hyraxes sunbathing on a rock by the river valley of David's Waterfall, Ein Gedi
- 就如沙番雖被定性為不潔之物，但是，聖經卻正面表揚牠的優點——甚聰明。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  就如沙番虽被定性为不洁之物，但是，圣经却正面表扬它的优点——甚聪明。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2020 June, 葉亮星牧師 (Rev. John Yip), 牠們（沙番或石貛/獾）, in 《芥種》, issue 511, page 3
  zau⁶ jyu⁴ saa¹ faan¹ seoi¹ bei⁶ ding⁶ sing³ wai⁴ bat¹ git³ zi¹ mat⁶, daan⁶ si⁶, sing³ ging¹ koek³ zing³ min⁶ biu² joeng⁴ taa¹ dik¹ jau¹ dim² — sam⁶ cung¹ ming⁴. [Jyutping]
  Just as even though the hyrax has been classified as unclean, the Bible still positively praises it for its merit—that it is quite clever.

Synonyms

蹄兔 (títù)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (沙番)		沙	番
simp. ^#(沙番)		沙	番

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafan, name).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shāfān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄈㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ faan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sâ-fân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shāfān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄈㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shafan
  - Wade–Giles: Sha¹-fan¹
  - Yale: Shā-fān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shafan
  - Palladius: Шафань (Šafanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ faan¹
  - Yale: sā fāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ faan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ fan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâ-fân
  - Hakka Romanization System: sa^ˊ fan^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sa¹ fan¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sa²⁴⁻¹¹ fan²⁴/

Proper noun

沙番

Shaphan (scribe in the Old Testament)
- 沙番立即去見希勒家，把王的指令確切傳達。 [MSC, trad.]
  沙番立即去见希勒家，把王的指令确切传达。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014?, 约西亚行善, in 安息日少儿学课D年第三季（学生本）, page 9
  Shāfān lìjí qù jiàn Xīlèjiā, bǎ wáng de zhǐlìng quèqiè chuándá. [Pinyin]
  Shaphan immediately went to see Hilkiah and faithfully conveyed the king's order.