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夏
娃
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Jyutping
haa6 waa1
Pinyin
xià wá
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})
Definitions (Wiktionary)
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Eve (the first woman and mother of the human race)
(syn.) 好娃, 哈爾娃, 哈娃, 哈尔娃
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
蛇诱惑了夏娃。
蛇誘惑了夏娃。
shé yòu huò le xià wá 。
The serpent tempted Eve.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
圣经话阿当同夏娃系人类嘅始祖。
聖經話阿當同夏娃係人類嘅始祖。
sing1 ging1 waa6 aa3 dong1 tung4 haa6 waa1 hai6 jan4 leoi6 ge3 ci2 zou2.
According to the Bible, Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of mankind.