流便

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (流便) 便
simp. #(流便) 便

Pronunciation


Proper noun

流便

  1. (Protestantism) Reuben

Usage notes

Newer editions of the Chinese Union Version have changed the translation from 流便 (Liúbiàn) to 呂便 / 吕便 (Lǚbiàn) due to the possible vulgar connotation of the former, which could be interpreted literally as (liú, to flow) + 便 (biàn, human waste), i.e. “to have diarrhea”.[1]

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ 洪放 (6 January 2019) “和合本的修訂與專有名詞的翻譯”, in Christian Weekly[1], number 2837