# 耶穌
## Chinese

* Ià-sŭ (Eastern Min)
* 耶穌 (Gan)
* Yâ-sû (Hakka)
* 耶穌 (Classical)
* Iâ-so͘ (Southern Min)
* 耶穌 (Wu)
* 耶穌 (Cantonese)
* 耶穌 (Written Standard Chinese)

### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), possibly via Latin Iesus or Jēsū and other European languages. Doublet of 伊伊穌斯／伊伊稣斯 (Yīyīsūsī).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Yēsū, Yésū
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): je$^4$ sou$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yie$^3$ lhu$^{1*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Yâ-sû
    (Hailu, HRS): rha$^ˋ$ su$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ya$^2$ su$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): Iǎ-sú
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ià-sŭ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): e$^2$ sou$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Iâ-so͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ia$^5$ sou$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ya$_6$-su$_1$; $^6$ya-su$_1$; $^1$ia-su$_1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yēsū
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yesu
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^1$-su$^1$
*** Yale: yē-sū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iesu
*** Palladius: есу (jesu)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yésū
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yésu
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^2$-su$^1$
*** Yale: yé-sū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yesu
*** Palladius: есу (jesu)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ³⁵ su⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: je$^4$ sou$^1$
*** Yale: yèh sōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: je$^4$ sou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yé$^4$ sou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yie$^3$ lhu$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiɛ²² ɬu³³⁻³³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-sû
*** Hakka Romanization System: ia$^ˊ$ su$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ya$^1$ su$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-sû
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia$^ˊ$ su$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ya$^1$ su$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rha$^ˋ$ su$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒa⁵³ su⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ya$^2$ su$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ia¹¹ su⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Iǎ-sú
*** Sinological IPA : /ia²¹ su⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ià-sŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lu⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: e$^2$ sou$^1$ [Phonetic: e$^5$ lou$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Á̤-So
*** Sinological IPA : /e¹³⁻²¹ $^{(ɬ-)}$lɔu⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-so͘
*** Tâi-lô: Iâ-soo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iasof
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴⁻²² sɔ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ia$^5$ sou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iâ sou
*** Sinological IPA : /ia⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sou³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ya$_6$-su$_1$; $^6$ya-su$_1$; $^1$ia-su$_1$
*** MiniDict: ya$^去$ su$^平$; ya$^去$ su$^平$; ia$^平$ su$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$hhia$_3$-su$_1$; $^3$hhia-su$_1$; $^1$ia-su$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia⁵⁵ su²¹/, /ɦia²² su⁴⁴/, /ia⁵⁵ su²¹/

### Proper noun

耶穌
* Jesus
** 1601, Matteo Ricci, 天主實義, volume 2, page 75:
       Dāngshí zhī rén. Héyǐ yàn Yēsū shí wéi Tiānzhǔ. Fēi tè rénlèi yě. [Pinyin]
       How did the people at the time test that Jesus is really God and not a super-human?
** 1637, 天主降生出像經解, page 3:
       Yēsū shèngtǐ shèguāng zǐyè rú zhòu [Pinyin]
       The body of Jesus shone, and the midnight was like the morning.
** 1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 約翰福音 [John] 14:6:
       Yēsū shuō, Wǒ jiùshì dàolù, zhēnlǐ, shēngmìng. Ruò bù jièzhe wǒ, méiyǒu rén néng dào Fù nàlǐ qù. [Pinyin]
       Jesus said, “I am the way, truth, [and] life. No man goes to the Father but by me.”

#### Synonyms

* (Manichaeism) 夷數／夷数 (Yíshù)
* (Islam) 爾撒／尔撒 (Ěrsā)
| Branch | Words |
| Protestant | 耶穌 |
| Roman Catholic | 耶穌, 西士 Hokkien, historical |
| Eastern Orthodox | 耶穌, 伊伊穌斯 dated |
| Church of the East | 移鼠, 翳數 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 耶穌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 耶穌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 耶穌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 爾撒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 耶穌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 耶穌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 耶穌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 耶穌 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 耶穌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 耶穌 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 耶穌 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 耶穌 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 耶穌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 耶穌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 耶穌 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 耶穌 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 耶穌 |

#### Derived terms

* 耶穌堂 / 耶稣堂
* 耶穌基督 / 耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)
* 耶穌教 / 耶稣教 (Yēsūjiào)
* 耶穌會 / 耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)
* 耶穌紀元 / 耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)
* 講耶穌 / 讲耶稣

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 耶蘇(やそ) (Yaso)
* → Korean: 야소(耶穌) (Yaso)
* → Vietnamese: Gia Tô (耶穌), Da Tô (耶穌)