阿災
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
disaster; calamity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿災) | 阿 | 災 | |
| simp. (阿灾) | 阿 | 灾 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: āzāi
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄗㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: azai
- Wade–Giles: a1-tsai1
- Yale: ā-dzāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: atzai
- Palladius: ацзай (aczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Phrase
阿災
- (Taiwan, slang) I don't know; how should I know?
Pronunciation 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 阿災 – see 曷知 (“who would have thought; little did one know; how was one to know; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 曷知). |