使徒

Language

Chinese

		to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	apprentice; disciple
simp. and trad. (使徒)		使	徒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐtú

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ tou⁴ / si⁵ tou⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-thù

(Hailu, HRS): sii^ˊ tu
Northern Min (KCR): sǎ̤-dǔ
Eastern Min (BUC): sé̤ṳ-dù
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): so⁴ dou²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sù-tô͘ / sìr-tô͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): sai³ tu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǐtú
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhtú
  - Wade–Giles: shih³-tʻu²
  - Yale: shř-tú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyytwu
  - Palladius: шиту (šitu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: si³ tou⁴ / si⁵ tou⁴
  - Yale: si tòuh / síh tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ tou⁴ / si⁵ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ tou⁴ / xi⁵ tou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ tʰou̯²¹/, /siː¹³ tʰou̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    使徒
    試圖 / 试图
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-thù
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii^ˋ tu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si³ tu²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ³¹ tʰu¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii^ˊ tu
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴⁻³³ tʰu⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sǎ̤-dǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ²¹ tu²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sé̤ṳ-dù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)lu⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: so⁴ dou² [Phonetic: so⁴ lou²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: seo̍-dó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬo⁴² ^(t-)lɔu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: so⁴ dou² [Phonetic: so¹ lou²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)lɔu²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: sù-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suo'doo
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /su²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: sìr-tôo
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sai³ tu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sài thû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵/

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Noun

使徒Category:Chinese lemmas#人06彳07 Category:Chinese nouns#人06彳07 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#人06彳07 Category:Pages with entries#使徒 Category:Pages with 4 entries#使徒

(Protestantism Category:zh:Protestantism#人06彳07, Eastern Orthodoxy Category:zh:Eastern Orthodoxy#人06彳07) apostle
- c. 1700, Jean Basset, 萬物始元‎:
  
  問：諸門徒中吾主立幾位使徒？荅：十二位。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  问：诸门徒中吾主立几位使徒？荅：十二位。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Wèn: zhū méntú zhōng wú zhǔ lì jǐ wèi shǐtú? Dá: shí'èr wèi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation) Category:Requests for translations of Classical Chinese quotations
  Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations
- 1813, “使徒行傳”, in Robert Morrison, transl., 耶穌基利士督我主救者新遺詔書, Acts 2:37, page 5:
  
  伊等聞此感傷心，問彼多羅及餘使徒曰：弟兄，我等必何為？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  伊等闻此感伤心，问彼多罗及余使徒曰：弟兄，我等必何为？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Yī děng wén cǐ gǎn shāngxīn, wèn Bǐduōluó jí yú shǐtú yuē: dìxiōng, wǒděng bì héwéi? [Pinyin]
  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
  Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations

Synonyms

Terms for apostle in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	使徒
Roman Catholic	宗徒
Eastern Orthodox	使徒

Derived terms

使徒信經 / 使徒信经 (Shǐtú Xìnjīng)
使徒行傳 / 使徒行传 (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (使徒):

→ Japanese: 使(し)徒(と) (shito)
→ Korean: 사도(使徒) (sado)
→ Vietnamese: sứ đồ (使徒Category:Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes#使徒)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使	徒
し Grade: 3	と Grade: 4
on'yomi

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 使 read as し#しと Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#しと Category:Japanese terms spelled with 徒 read as と#しと Category:Japanese terms read with on'yomi#しと

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しと [shíꜜtò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) しと [shìtóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Kyōto) しと [shíꜜtò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥to̞]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しと

Category:Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しと Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)#しと Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#しと

Noun

使(し)徒(と) • (shitoCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#使徒 Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#使徒) Category:Japanese lemmas#しと Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#しと Category:Japanese nouns#しと Category:Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji#しと Category:Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji#しと Category:Japanese terms with 2 kanji#しと Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#しと Category:Pages with entries#使徒 Category:Pages with 4 entries#使徒

apostle

References

1 2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#使徒 Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#使徒 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#使徒 Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#使徒 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1 2 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
1 2 3 “使徒”, in 日本国語大辞典Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#使徒 Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#使徒 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

“使徒”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
使	徒

Noun

使徒 • (sado) (hangeul 사도)Category:Korean lemmas#사도 Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#사도 Category:Korean nouns#사도 Category:Korean nouns in Han script#사도 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#사도 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#사도 Category:Pages with entries#使徒 Category:Pages with 4 entries#使徒

hanja form^? of 사도 (“apostle”)Category:Korean hanja forms#使徒

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
使	徒

Noun

使徒Category:Vietnamese lemmas#人06彳07 Category:Vietnamese nouns#人06彳07 Category:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#人06彳07 Category:Pages with entries#使徒 Category:Pages with 4 entries#使徒 Category:Vietnamese nouns in Han script#人06彳07

chữ Hán form of sứ đồ (“apostle”)Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán

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