阿育

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿育)		阿	育
simp. ^#(阿育)		阿	育

Etymology

From 阿育 (Āyù, from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka)).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Āyù

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ayù
  - Wade–Giles: A¹-yü⁴
  - Yale: Ā-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ayuh
  - Palladius: Аюй (Ajuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ juk⁶
  - Yale: a yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ jʊk̚²/

Proper noun

阿育

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

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