Chinese

Proper noun

天主

1. (chiefly Catholicism) the Lord of Heaven; God
   • 在起初天主創造了天地。 [MSC, trad.]
     在起初天主创造了天地。 [MSC, simp.]
     From: 思高聖經 (Studium Biblicum Version), 創世紀 (Genesis) 1:1

     Zài qǐchū Tiānzhǔ chuàngzào le tiāndì. [Pinyin]

     In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

Derived terms

See also

• 上帝 (Shàngdì)

References

1. ↑ 刘正埮 (1984), 高名凯, editor, 汉语外来词词典 [A Dictionary of Loan Words and Hybrid Words in Chinese] (in Chinese), Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社, OCLC 15401721.

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 天主 ‎(then tsyu^X)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) て​んしゅ [téꜜǹshù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞nɕɯᵝ]

Proper noun

天主 ‎(hiragana てんしゅ, romaji Tenshu)

1. (Christianity) the Lord of Heaven

Descendants

• Chinese: 天主
• Korean: 천주 ‎(Cheonju)
• Vietnamese: Thiên Chúa