救世主

Chinese

		to save the world; to bring to salvation	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (救世主)		救世	主

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiùshìzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sai³ zyu²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiù-sè-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiùshìzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiòushìhjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-shih⁴-chu³
  - Yale: jyòu-shr̀-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyhjuu
  - Palladius: цзюшичжу (czjušičžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sai³ zyu²
  - Yale: gau sai jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sai³ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ sei³ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sɐi̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-sè-chú
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-sè-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuoseazuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

救世主

saviour
- 從來沒有什麼救世主 / 不是神仙也不是皇帝 / 更不是那些英雄豪傑， / 全靠自己救自己！ [MSC, trad.]
  从来没有什么救世主 / 不是神仙也不是皇帝 / 更不是那些英雄豪杰， / 全靠自己救自己！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1926 March 18, 國民革命軍第三軍政治部, 《國際歌》 (translation of The Internationale)
  Cónglái méiyǒu shénme jiùshìzhǔ / bùshì shénxiān yě bùshì huángdì / gèng bùshì nàxiē yīngxióngháojié, / quán kào zìjǐ jiù zìjǐ! [Pinyin]
  No saviour from on high delivers; / No faith have we in prince or peer. / Our own right hand the chains must shiver: / Chains of hatred, greed and fear.

Proper noun

救世主

(Christianity, specifically) Saviour

Synonyms

救主 (jiùzhǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
救	世	主
きゅう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうせーしゅ [kyùúséꜜèshù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲɨːse̞ːɕɨ]

Noun

救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ) • (kyūseishu)

savior, messiah
savior (in general)

Proper noun

救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ) or 救世主(メシア) • (Kyūseishu or Meshia)

(Christianity) Messiah

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
救	世	主

Noun

救世主 • (guseju) (hangeul 구세주)

hanja form^? of 구세주 (“savior, messiah”)