阿爾法

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿爾法)		阿	爾	法
simp. (阿尔法)		阿	尔	法

Etymology

From Greek άλφα (álfa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ā'ěrfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄦˇ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ ji⁵ faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-ngì-fap

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ā'ěrfǎ [Phonetic: āérfǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄦˇ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: a-ěrfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-êrh³-fa³
    • Yale: ā-ěr-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aeelfaa
    • Palladius: аэрфа (aerfa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ ji⁵ faat³
    • Yale: a yíh faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ ji⁵ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ yi⁵ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ jiː¹³ faːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-ngì-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: a^ˊ ngi^ˇ fab^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ ngi² fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ ŋi¹¹ fap̚²/

Noun

阿爾法

1. alpha (the first letter of the modern Greek alphabet)

Derived terms

• 阿爾法射線／阿尔法射线 (ā'ěrfǎ shèxiàn)
• 阿爾法男／阿尔法男 (ā'ěrfǎ nán)
• 阿爾法病毒／阿尔法病毒 (ā'ěrfǎ bìngdú)
• 阿爾法粒子／阿尔法粒子 (ā'ěrfǎ lìzǐ)