基督

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (基督)		基	督

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 基督, contracted from the old transcription 基利斯督 (Kirisuto) which may have been introduced from Chinese itself.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Jīdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Җидў (Židw, I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): gei¹ duk¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei¹ uuk²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Kî-tuk

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gi¹ dug⁵

• Min Bei (KCR): Gí-dŭ
• Min Dong (BUC): Gĭ-dók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ki-tok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ dog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): ji toq (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jīdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jidu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jidu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Җидў (Židw, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²⁴ tu²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ duk¹
    • Yale: gēi dūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ duk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ dug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ tʊk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gei¹ uuk²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei³³ ɵk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kî-tuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ dug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ dug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ tuk̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gi¹ dug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ci⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʊk̚¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Gí-dŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁴ tu²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Gĭ-dók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t-)louʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ki-tok
    • Tâi-lô: Ki-tok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'dog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ tɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi¹ dog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki tok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ tok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ji toq (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʊʔ²¹/

Proper noun

基督

1. Christ

Synonyms

Terms for Christ in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	基督
Roman Catholic	基督
Eastern Orthodox	基督, 合利斯托斯 dated

Derived terms

• 反基督 (fǎn-Jīdū, “antichrist”)
• 基督城 (Jīdūchéng)
• 基督徒 (Jīdūtú)
• 基督復臨安息日會／基督复临安息日会 (Jīdūfùlín'ānxīrìhuì)
• 基督教 (Jīdūjiào)
• 基督教徒 (Jīdūjiàotú)

• 基督教派
• 基督新教 (Jīdūxīnjiào)
• 基督聖體節／基督圣体节
• 基督論／基督论 (jīdūlùn)
• 敵基督／敌基督 (dí-Jīdū)
• 耶穌基督／耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	督
キ Grade: 5 (ateji)	ト Grade: S (ateji)
Irregular

Etymology

Contracted from earlier 基利斯督 (Kirisuto) which may have been introduced from Chinese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 基督 – see the following entry.

【キリスト】 [proper noun] Christ

(This term, 基督, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 基督
• → Korean: 기독 (Gidok)
• → Vietnamese: Cơ đốc

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Korean

Hanja in this term
基	督

Proper noun

基督 • (Gidok) (hangeul 기독)

1. Hanja form^? of 기독 (“Christ”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
基	督

Proper noun

基督

1. chữ Hán form of Cơ đốc (“Christ”).