大衛
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (大衛/大衞) | 大 | 衛/衞 | |
simp. (大卫) | 大 | 卫 |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, “David”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
大衛
- David (the second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament)
- A transliteration of the English male given name David
Synonyms edit
- (the second king of Judah and Israel):
Terms for David in different branches of Christianity
Branch | Words |
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Protestant | 大衛, 大闢 obsolete or Min Nan |
Roman Catholic | 達味 |
Eastern Orthodox | 達維德, 達微德 |
Church of the East | 多惠 |