王爺

See also: 王爷

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (王爺)		王	爺
simp. (王爷)		王	爷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángye, wángyé

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄧㄝ, ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ je⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-yà
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ông-iâ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁵ ia⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángye
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángye̊
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-yeh⁵
    • Yale: wáng-ye
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wang.ie
    • Palladius: ванъе (vanʺje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángyé
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángyé
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-yeh²
    • Yale: wáng-yé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangye
    • Palladius: ванъе (vanʺje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ je⁴
    • Yale: wòhng yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ yé⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
    • Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ iaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
    • Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ (r)iaˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ (j)i̯a¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: ông-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ong'iaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uang⁵ ia⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng iâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

Noun

王爺

1. (archaic) A term of address and title for a prince.
2. (Southern Min) An honorific title to refer to deities by some people.
3. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) tyrant; domineering person

Derived terms

• 小王爺／小王爷
• 王爺債／王爷债
• 王爺府／王爷府 (wángyefǔ)
• 祭王爺／祭王爷

 

Adjective

王爺

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) tyrannical; domineering