Joseph in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Joseph is 约瑟夫, pronounced Yuēsèfū. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
约瑟夫
Yuēsèfū
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Simplified (mainland China)
约瑟夫
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
約瑟夫
约瑟夫
Vertical
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Yuēsèfū
Character by character
agreement; approximately
se, an ancient zither
man; husband
About this transliteration
The biblical Joseph is simply 约瑟; the 夫 ending marks the modern secular name.
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