阿斗

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
simp. and trad. (阿斗)		阿	斗

Etymology

From the nickname of the mediocre emperor Liu Shan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ādǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄉㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ dau²
Min Nan (POJ): a-tió / a-táu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ādǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄉㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: adoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ dau²
  - Yale: a dáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ deo²
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ tɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-tió
  - Tâi-lô: a-tió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: a'dioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ tio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-táu
  - Tâi-lô: a-táu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: a'dao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² taʊ⁵³/

Noun

阿斗

A cowardly and incapable person; good-for-nothing.

Usage notes

Sometimes further qualified as 扶不起的阿斗.

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