阿育王

Chinese

		Ashoka	king
trad. (阿育王)		阿育	王
simp. #(阿育王)		阿育	王

Etymology

From 阿育 (Āyù, from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka)) + 王 (wáng, “king”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Āyùwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ juk⁶ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āyùwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ayùwáng
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-yü⁴-wang²
    • Yale: Ā-yù-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ayuhwang
    • Palladius: Аюйван (Ajujvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ y⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ juk⁶ wong⁴
    • Yale: a yuhk wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ juk⁹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ yug⁶ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ jʊk̚² wɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

阿育王

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	育	王
あ Jinmeiyō	いく Grade: 3	おう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 阿育王 (MC 'a yuwk hjwang|hjwangH), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ikɯ̟o̞ː]

Proper noun

阿(あ)育(いく)王(おう) • (Aikuō) ^{←あいくわう (Aikwau)?}

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

Synonyms

• アショーカ王(おう) (Ashōka-ō)
• アショカ王(おう) (Ashoka-ō)