阿育

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿育)		阿	育
simp. #(阿育)		阿	育

Etymology

From 阿育 (Āyù, from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Āyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ayù
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-yü⁴
    • Yale: Ā-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ayuh
    • Palladius: Аюй (Ajuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: aa³ juk⁶
    • Yale: a yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ jʊk̚²/

Proper noun

阿育

1. Ashoka (Indian emperor revered by Chinese Buddhists for his patronage of the religion)