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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
也里可溫
- (historical, during the Yuan dynasty) Christianity; Christian missionaries and priests
Derived terms
- 也里可溫教 (Yělǐkěwēn-jiào)