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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āyùwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄩˋ 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

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)^?}

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)