阿難
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿難) | 阿 | 難 | |
| simp. (阿难) | 阿 | 难 | |
Etymology
Short for 阿難陀 / 阿难陀 (Ānántuó), which is in turn borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Anán
- Wade–Giles: A1-nan2
- Yale: Ā-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anan
- Palladius: Анань (Ananʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 naan4
- Yale: a nàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 naan4
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 nan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ naːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'a nan|nanH
Proper noun
阿難
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“阿難” in 佛學大辭典 .
