# 沙番
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafan, animal).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shāfān
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄈㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saa$^1$ faan$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sa-hoan
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shāfān
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄈㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shafan
*** Wade–Giles: sha$^1$-fan$^1$
*** Yale: shā-fān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shafan
*** Palladius: шафань (šafanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saa$^1$ faan$^1$
*** Yale: sā fāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saa$^1$ faan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sa$^1$ fan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /saː⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-hoan
*** Tâi-lô: sa-huan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sa'hoafn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² huan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sa³³ huan³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sa⁴⁴⁻²² huan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sa⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴/

#### Noun

沙番
* (Protestantism) shaphan (an animal mentioned in the Old Testament, often translated as hyrax, coney or rock badger in English translations)
    From: 1902, 施約瑟 (Joseph Schereschewsky, translator), 《新舊約聖經淺文理譯本》 (Easy Wenli Bible), 申命記 (Deuteronomy) 14:7
    rán dǎojiào lèi zhōng, fēntí lèi zhōng, yì yǒu ěr bùkě shí zhě, tuó, tù, shāfān, dǎojiào ér bù fēntí, ěr dāng yǐwéi bùjié [Pinyin]
    Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
    From: 2011 February, 邱義雄, 箴言釋義：第三十章（下）, in 《聖靈》 (Holy Spirit Monthly), issue 401, page 28
    Shāfān hěn cōngmíng, yīnwèi tāmen gèr xiǎo, zhīdào zìjǐ ruǎnruò, dǒngdé míngzhébǎoshēn, zài gān hégǔ de yánshí zhōng jiànlì ānquán de qīsuǒ, yǐ yánshí dòngxué zuòwèi bǎohù zìjǐ de bìnánsuǒ (Shī yī-líng-sì 18). Jīnrì wǒmen yě yīng xiàofǎ shāfān, qīnjìn shén yǐ shén wèi bìnánsuǒ (Shī sì-liù 1, liù-yī 1-3). [Pinyin]
    Hyraxes are quite clever. Because they are small, they know their own weakness and know how to protect themselves. They build safe homes in the rocks of dried river valleys and use rocky caves as their refuge to protect themselves (Ps. 104:18). Today, we should also be like the hyraxes, being close to God and making God our refuge (Ps. 46:1, 61:1-3).
    From: 2014, 莊百億, 《從聖地看聖經》, page 51
    zài Yǐnjīdǐ Dàwèi Quán hégǔ biān yánshí shàng zuò rìguāngyù de shāfān [Pinyin]
    Hyraxes sunbathing on a rock by the river valley of David's Waterfall, Ein Gedi
    From: 2020 June, 葉亮星牧師 (Rev. John Yip), 牠們（沙番或石貛/獾）, in 《芥種》, issue 511, page 3
    zau$^6$ jyu$^4$ saa$^1$ faan$^1$ seoi$^1$ bei$^6$ ding$^6$ sing$^3$ wai$^4$ bat$^1$ git$^3$ zi$^1$ mat$^6$, daan$^6$ si$^6$, sing$^3$ ging$^1$ koek$^3$ zing$^3$ min$^6$ biu$^2$ joeng$^4$ taa$^1$ dik$^1$ jau$^1$ dim$^2$ — sam$^6$ cung$^1$ ming$^4$. [Jyutping]
    Just as even though the hyrax has been classified as unclean, the Bible still positively praises it for its merit—that it is quite clever.

##### Synonyms

* 蹄兔 (títù)

### Etymology 2

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafan, name).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Shāfān
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄈㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saa$^1$ faan$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sâ-fân
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Shāfān
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄈㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Shafan
*** Wade–Giles: Sha$^1$-fan$^1$
*** Yale: Shā-fān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shafan
*** Palladius: Шафань (Šafanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saa$^1$ faan$^1$
*** Yale: sā fāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saa$^1$ faan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sa$^1$ fan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /saː⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâ-fân
*** Hakka Romanization System: sa$^ˊ$ fan$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sa$^1$ fan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /sa²⁴⁻¹¹ fan²⁴/

#### Proper noun

沙番
* Shaphan (scribe in the Old Testament)
    From: 2014?, 约西亚行善, in 安息日少儿学课D年第三季（学生本）, page 9
    Shāfān lìjí qù jiàn Xīlèjiā, bǎ wáng de zhǐlìng quèqiè chuándá. [Pinyin]
    Shaphan immediately went to see Hilkiah and faithfully conveyed the king's order.