若翰

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (若翰)		若	翰
simp. #(若翰)		若	翰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ruòhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ hon⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Jio̍k-hān / Lio̍k-hān / Jia̍k-hān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ruòhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòhàn
    • Wade–Giles: Jo⁴-han⁴
    • Yale: Rwò-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohhann
    • Palladius: Жохань (Žoxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ hon⁶
    • Yale: yeuhk hohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ hon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ hon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² hɔːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jio̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Jio̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jioghan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² han³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Lio̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lioghan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² han²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² han⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² han³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jia̍k-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Jia̍k-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiaghan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ han²²/

Proper noun

若翰

1. (Catholicism) John (the Baptist) [17th century]

Usage notes

• In Catholic translations, 若翰 (Ruòhàn) is only used for John the Baptist. Use 若望 (Ruòwàng) to refer to other Johns, such as John the Apostle or one of the Popes.

Synonyms

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