Adam in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of Adam is 亚当, pronounced Yàdāng. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

亚当

Yàdāng

Character by character

亚
yàT4

second; Asia (abbrev.)

当
dāngT1

to serve as; when

About this transliteration

Fixed by the biblical Adam and Eve, 亚当与夏娃.

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