救世主

Chinese

		to save the world; to bring to salvation	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (救世主)		救世	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùshìzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sai³ zyu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiù-sè-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùshìzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòushìhjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-shih⁴-chu³
    • Yale: jyòu-shr̀-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyhjuu
    • Palladius: цзюшичжу (czjušičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau³ sai³ zyu²
    • Yale: gau sai jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sai³ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo³ sei³ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sɐi̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-sè-chú
    • Tâi-lô: kiù-sè-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiuoseazuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

救世主

1. saviour

   • 從來沒有什麼救世主 / 不是神仙也不是皇帝 / 更不是那些英雄豪傑， / 全靠自己救自己！ [MSC, trad.]
     从来没有什么救世主 / 不是神仙也不是皇帝 / 更不是那些英雄豪杰， / 全靠自己救自己！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1926 March 18, 國民革命軍第三軍政治部, 《國際歌》 (translation of The Internationale)

     Cónglái méiyǒu shénme jiùshìzhǔ  /  bùshì shénxiān yě bùshì huángdì  /  gèng bùshì nàxiē yīngxióngháojié,  /  quán kào zìjǐ jiù zìjǐ! [Pinyin]

     No saviour from on high delivers; / No faith have we in prince or peer. / Our own right hand the chains must shiver: / Chains of hatred, greed and fear.

Proper noun

救世主

1. (Christianity, specifically) Saviour

Synonyms

• 救主 (jiùzhǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
救	世	主
きゅう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうせ​ーしゅ [kyùúséꜜèshù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːse̞ːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ) • (kyūseishu) 

1. savior, messiah
2. savior (in general)

Proper noun

救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ) • (Kyūseishu) 

1. (Christianity) Messiah

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
救	世	主

Noun

救世主 • (guseju) (hangeul 구세주)

1. Hanja form^? of 구세주 (“savior, messiah”).