阿訇
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (阿訇) |
阿 | 訇 | |
| alternative forms | 阿衡 阿轟／阿轰 阿洪 哈訇 阿吽 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian آخوند (âxund, âxond).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄏㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ahong
- Wade–Giles: a1-hung1
- Yale: ā-hūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ahong
- Palladius: ахун (axun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ахун (ahun, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /a²⁴ xuŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 gwang1
- Yale: a gwāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 gwang1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 gueng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
阿訇
Usage notes
Used mostly by the Hui people in China or Dungan people in Central Asia.