瑪門

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瑪門)		瑪	門
simp. (玛门)		玛	门

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎmén

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎmén
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-mên²
  - Yale: mǎ-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maamen
  - Palladius: мамэнь (mamɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ mun⁴
  - Yale: máh mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ muːn²¹/

Noun

瑪門

Mammon
- 1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 路加福音 [Luke] 16:13:
  
  一個僕人不能事奉兩個主．不是惡這個愛那個、就是重這個輕那個．你們不能又事奉上帝、又事奉瑪門。 [MSC, trad.]
  一个仆人不能事奉两个主．不是恶这个爱那个、就是重这个轻那个．你们不能又事奉上帝、又事奉玛门。 [MSC, simp.]
  Yīge púrén bùnéng shìfèng liǎng ge zhǔ. Bùshì wù zhège ài nàge, jiùshì zhòng zhège qīng nàge. Nǐmen bùnéng yòu shìfèng Shàngdì, yòu shìfèng mǎmén. [Pinyin]
  No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.