約安

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (約安)		約	安
simp. (约安)		约	安

Etymology

Most likely transliterated from Russian Иоанн (Ioann), or Old Church Slavonic иоаннъ (ioannŭ), or Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), all ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Earlier transliterations include: 曜輪 [8th century] and 若望/若翰 [17th century].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuē'ān, Yāo'ān

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝ ㄢ, ㄧㄠ ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ on¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuē'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yue-an
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh¹-an¹
    • Yale: Ywē-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iuean
    • Palladius: Юэань (Jueanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yāo'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yao-an
    • Wade–Giles: Yao¹-an¹
    • Yale: Yāu-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iauan
    • Palladius: Яоань (Jaoanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek³ on¹
    • Yale: yeuk ōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ on¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ on¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

約安

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) John (biblical character) [19th century]

Usage notes

• In Eastern Orthodox translations, 約安／约安 (Yuē'ān) is used for both John the Apostle and John the Baptist.

Synonyms

Terms for John (the apostle) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰
Roman Catholic	若望
Eastern Orthodox	約安

Terms for John (the Baptist) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰, 施洗約翰, 施浸約翰
Roman Catholic	若翰, 若翰洗者
Eastern Orthodox	約安, 施洗者約安
Church of the East	谷昏