阿育王

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Āyùwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ juk⁶ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Āyùwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayiwwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ y⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ juk⁶ wong⁴
  - Yale: a yuhk wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ juk⁹ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ yug⁶ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ jʊk̚² wɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

阿育王

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

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