Korean Word Entry
舊約| Hangul: | 구약 |
| Revised Romanization: | guyag |
| Definition: | (Christianity) Old Testament |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 舊 | old things, old friend, old times, former, ex-, old, ancient, past |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄡˋ (jiù) |
| Cantonese: | gau6 |
| Japanese: | キュウ (kyuu) / ふる.い (furui)、 もと (moto)、 ひさしい (hisashii)、 ひさしく (hisashiku) |
| Korean: | 구 (gu) |
| Vietnamese: | cựu |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 旧 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 旧 |
| 約 | promise, approximately, shrink, treaty, agreement, covenant |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄝ (yuē), ㄧㄠ (yāo), ㄧㄠˋ (yào), ㄉㄧˋ (dì) |
| Cantonese: | joek3 |
| Japanese: | ヤク (yaku) / つづ.まる (tsudumaru)、 つづ.める (tsudumeru)、 つづま.やか (tsudumayaka)、 つずめる (tsuzumeru)、 つずまやか (tsuzumayaka) |
| Korean: | 약 (yag), 요 (yo) |
| Vietnamese: | ước |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 约 |