Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- 福音
- Transliteration
- fuk1 jam1
- Rejected alternatives
- 好消息, 喜訊
Gospel
Shared written form with Mandarin 福音, but heard through Hong Kong/Guangdong commercial-luck culture, where 福 (fuk1, fortune) is the anchor of the New Year greeting 恭喜發財 (gong1 hei2 faat3 coi4, ‘wishing you prosperity’). Teaching must be explicit the gospel announces salvation through Christ, not a forecast of prosperity.
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