阿連

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively
trad. (阿連)		阿	連
simp. (阿连)		阿	连

Etymology

A nickname for Xie Huilian (謝惠連, 5^th c. CE), used by his older cousin Xie Lingyun (謝靈運).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ālián

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-lièn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ālián
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: alián
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-lien²
    • Yale: ā-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: alian
    • Palladius: алянь (aljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-lièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ lienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ lian²
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ li̯en¹¹/

Noun

阿連

1. (literary, figurative) younger brother of other people; brothers