創世記

See also: 创世记

Chinese

		creation of the world; initial stage of foundation	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (創世記)		創世	記
simp. (创世记)		创世	记

Etymology

創世／创世 (chuàngshì, “creation of the world”) + 記／记 (jì, “record”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chuàngshìjì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong³ sai³ gei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhóng-sṳ ki
Northern Min (KCR): Cho̤̿ng-si̿-gi̿
Eastern Min (BUC): Cháung-sié-gé
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): corng⁴ se⁴ gi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chhòng-sè-kì
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tshaon-sy-ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chuàngshìjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chuàngshìhjì
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻuang⁴-shih⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: Chwàng-shr̀-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chuanqshyhjih
  - Palladius: Чуаншицзи (Čuanšiczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong³ sai³ gei³
  - Yale: chong sai gei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong³ sai³ gei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong³ sei³ géi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ³³ sɐi̯³³ kei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhóng-sṳ ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong^ˋ sii gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong³ si⁴ gi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ³¹ sɨ⁵⁵ ki⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Cho̤̿ng-si̿-gi̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ si³³ ki³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Cháung-sié-gé
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ɛi²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: corng⁴ se⁴ gi⁴ [Phonetic: corng¹ ne¹ i⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Cho̤̍ng-sa̤̍-gi̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɒŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(ɬ-)ne⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)i⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòng-sè-kì
  - Tâi-lô: Tshòng-sè-kì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhorngsea'kix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ ki¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ ki²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tshaon-sy-ci
  - MiniDict: tshaon^去 sy ci
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshaan-sr-ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰɑ̃³³ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

Proper noun

創世記

(Protestantism) Genesis (first book of the Bible)

Synonyms

Terms for Genesis in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Names	Abbreviations edit
Protestant	創世記	創
Roman Catholic	創世紀	創
Eastern Orthodox	起源之書
Church of the East	渾元經

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (創世記):

→ Japanese: 創(そう)世(せい)記(き) (Sōseiki)
→ Korean: 창세기(創世記) (Changsegi)
→ Vietnamese: Sáng thế kí (創世記)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
創	世	記
そう Grade: 6	せい Grade: 3	き Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

From 創世 (sōsei, “world creation”) +‎ 記 (-ki, “chronicle”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーせーき [sòóséꜜèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːse̞ːkʲi]

Proper noun

創(そう)世(せい)記(き) • (Sōseiki) ^{←さうせいき (Sauseiki)^?}

Genesis (book of the Bible)
Holonym: モーセ五書

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
創	世	記

Proper noun

創世記 • (Changsegi) (hangeul 창세기)

hanja form^? of 창세기 (“Genesis”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
創	世	記

Proper noun

創世記

chữ Hán form of Sáng thế kí (“Genesis”)

[SMK5-1] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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

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