圣安东尼

聖安東尼
Shèng'āndōngní
proper noun #33,066

Meanings

  1. 1 Saint Anthony (Christian saint)
  2. 2 San Antonio (Texas city, as a short form)

About Anthony of Padua

c. 1195–1231 · 宗教人物 religious figure

Franciscan friar and preacher, born in Lisbon, who died in Padua, Italy. Catholics pray to him as the patron saint of lost things.

Examples

HSK 4
Shèng'āndōngní'ào shì Měiguó Dékèsàsīzhōu de chéngshì.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
HSK 7-9
Shèng'āndōngní shì Tiānzhǔjiào de shīwù zhǔbǎo-shèngrén.
Saint Anthony is the Catholic patron saint of lost things.

Tips

culture
He also appears as 圣安多尼, told apart from other saints as 帕多瓦的圣安多尼, 'of Padua'. The Texas city San Antonio is 圣安东尼奥 in full, as in its NBA team, the 圣安东尼奥马刺, the Spurs.
usage
圣 (shèng) is the standard Chinese rendering for Christian "Saint" / Spanish "San" / Italian "Sant'". Most place names beginning with San/Saint use 圣 - 圣弗朗西斯科 (San Francisco), 圣地亚哥 (San Diego), 圣彼得堡 (Saint Petersburg).

Stroke Order

圣 shèng
安 ān
东 dōng
尼 ní