阿門

See also: 阿门

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (阿門)		阿	門
simp. (阿门)		阿	门
alternative forms		阿們／阿们

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew אָמֵן (amén).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: amén
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-mên²
    • Yale: ā-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amen
    • Palladius: амэнь (amɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ mun⁴
    • Yale: a mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ muːn²¹/

Interjection

阿門

1. amen!

Synonyms

Terms for amen in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	阿們, 誠心所願 less common, chiefly Cantonese
Roman Catholic	阿們, 亞孟
Eastern Orthodox	阿們, 阿民