雅威

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (雅威)		雅	威
simp. ^#(雅威)		雅	威

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yahweh, from Biblical Hebrew יהוה.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yǎwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ wai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ia-ue₁; ¹ia₅-ue₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎwei
  - Wade–Giles: Ya³-wei¹
  - Yale: Yǎ-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeauei
  - Palladius: Явэй (Javɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ wai¹
  - Yale: ngáh wāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ wai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ wei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ia-ue₁; ¹ia₅-ue₁
  - MiniDict: ia^去 ue^平; ia^去 ue^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ia-ue₁; ¹ia₂-ue₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ia³³ ue⁴⁴/, /ia⁵⁵ ue²¹/

Proper noun

雅威

(Christianity) Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

Synonyms

Terms for the Tetragrammaton (YHWH, Jehovah, Yahweh) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	耶和華, 上主, 雅威 uncommon
Roman Catholic	雅威, 上主
Church of the East	序娑