阿燦
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Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
glorious; bright; brilliant glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿燦) | 阿 | 燦 | |
| simp. (阿灿) | 阿 | 灿 | |
| alternative forms | 亞燦／亚灿 | ||
Etymology
From a character in the 1979 TV series The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, portrayed by Liu Wai-hung. (Bolton & Hutton, 2005).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄘㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: acàn
- Wade–Giles: a1-tsʻan4
- Yale: ā-tsàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: atsann
- Palladius: ацань (acanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡sʰän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 caan3
- Yale: a chaan
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 tsaan3
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 can3
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ t͡sʰaːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
阿燦