阿Q

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
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

  (Pinyin): Ā-qiū, Ā-kiū, Ā-guì, Ā-kǜ

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄑㄧㄡ, ㄚ ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄚ ㄍㄨㄟˋ, ㄚ ㄎㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ kiu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): A-khiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ā-Q
    • 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: Ā-Q
    • 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: Ā-Q
    • 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: Ā-Q
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄎㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Akyù
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-kʻü⁴
    • Yale: Ā-kyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Akiuh
    • Palladius: Акюй (Akjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ kʰy⁵¹/
• 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-khiu
    • Tâi-lô: A-khiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'qiw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiu⁴⁴/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 阿Q

1. Ah Q; the main character in Lu Xun's The True Story of Ah Q

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 阿Q

1. 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