The Chinese word is 基督徒 (pinyin: jīdū tú), literally "Christ follower." The two characters now pronounced Jīdū in Mandarin Chinese, were originally pronounced Ki-To in Cantonese as representation of Latin "Cristo".[citation needed] In Vietnam, the same two characters read Cơ đốc, and a "follower of Christianity" is a tín đồ Cơ đốc giáo.
The Chinese word is 基督徒 ( pinyin : jīdū tú ) , literally " Christ follower . " The two characters now pronounced Jīdū in Mandarin Chinese , were originally pronounced Ki - To in Cantonese as representation of Latin " Cristo".[citation needed ] In Vietnam , the same two characters read Cơ đốc , and a " follower of Christianity " is a tín đồ Cơ đốc giáo .
What was the original pronunciation of Jīdū?
What was the original pronunciation of Jīdū ?
Ki-To in Cantonese
Ki-To in Cantonese