Jacob in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Jacob is 雅各布, pronounced Yǎgèbù. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
雅各布
Yǎgèbù
Character by character
雅
yǎT3
elegant; refined
各
gèT4
each
布
bùT4
cloth
About this transliteration
Modern Jacobs get 雅各布; the biblical patriarch keeps the shorter 雅各.
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