阿Q
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
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simp. and trad. (阿Q) |
阿 | Q |
Etymology
From the name of the main character in Lu Xun's novella The True Story of Ah Q (《阿Q正傳》/《阿Q正传》) who believes his defeats are victories.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄑㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Aciou
- Wade–Giles: A1-chʻiu1
- Yale: Ā-chyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Achiou
- Palladius: Ацю (Acju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Akiou
- Wade–Giles: A1-kʻiu1
- Yale: Ā-kyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Akiou
- Palladius: Акю (Akju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Aguèi
- Wade–Giles: A1-kuei4
- Yale: Ā-gwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Aguey
- Palladius: Агуй (Aguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Akyù
- Wade–Giles: A1-kʻü4
- Yale: Ā-kyù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Akiuh
- Palladius: Акюй (Akjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ kʰy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 kiu1
- Yale: a kīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 kiu1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 kiu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-khiu
- Tâi-lô: A-khiu
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'qiw
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 阿Q
- Ah Q; the main character in Lu Xun's The True Story of Ah Q
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 阿Q
- a person who acts like Ah Q; a person who consoles himself/herself after a defeat by not owning it but telling himself/herself that he/she is the true victor
Derived terms
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