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撒旦

撒旦

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (撒旦)		撒	旦

Proper noun

撒旦

Alternative term for 撒但 (Sādàn, “Satan; shaitan”).

Derived terms

撒旦教 (Sādànjiào)

Etymology

Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן ‎(Śāṭān).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sādàn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ daan³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sat-tan
Min Nan (POJ): Sat-tàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Sādàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sadann
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    撒但
    撒旦
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ daan³
  - Yale: saat daan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ daan³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ tɑːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sat-tan
  - Hakka Romanization System: sad` dan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sad⁵ dan⁴
  - IPA: /sat̚² tan⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sat-tàn
  - Tâi-lô: Sat-tàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: satdaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ tan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ tan²¹/