Studium Biblicum Version

The Studium Biblicum Version (Chinese: 思高本; pinyin: Sīgāo Běn; Jyutping: si1 gou1 bun2) is the predominant Chinese language translation of the Bible used by Chinese Catholics. It is considered by many to be the Chinese Catholic Bible. The Studium Biblicum Version is considered by many, including some Protestants, to be very faithful to the original manuscripts. Like many Catholic bibles, this translation includes numerous footnotes. The bible includes several appendices. The language of the Studium Biblicum Version is standard modern written Chinese, though some of the wordings may appear unnatural in Mandarin but still used in Cantonese, and might be considered unnatural by some precisely because some people do not expect such forms to be written. Standard transliterations are mostly used where they exist. In other cases, a transliteration based on Mandarin is used.