阿猴

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Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿猴)		阿	猴
simp. ^#(阿猴)		阿	猴

Etymology

From Paiwan and Rukai Akaw.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Āhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄏㄡˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): A-kâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄏㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ahóu
  - Wade–Giles: A¹-hou²
  - Yale: Ā-hóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ahour
  - Palladius: Ахоу (Axou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-kâu
  - Tâi-lô: A-kâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: a'kaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²³/

Proper noun

阿猴

(historical) Akauw (a former village and subprefecture in Taiwan.)

Synonyms

(historical) 阿緱／阿缑 (Āgōu)
(modern) 屏東／屏东 (Píngdōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	猴
あ Jinmeiyō	こう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿猴 (A-kâu) in the late 1890s.

Proper noun

阿(あ)猴(こう) or 阿猴(アコウ) • (Akō)

(historical) Akō (a former village and subprefecture in Taiwan under Japanese rule)

Synonyms

(historical) 阿緱 (あこう, Akō)
(modern) 屏東 (へいとう, Heitō)

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