阿訇

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿訇)		阿	訇
alternative forms		阿衡阿轟／阿轰阿洪哈訇阿吽

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (âxund, âxond).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): āhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄏㄨㄥ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ахун (ahun, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ gwang¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-hong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: āhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄏㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ahong
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-hung¹
  - Yale: ā-hūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ahong
  - Palladius: ахун (axun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ахун (ahun, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²⁴ xuŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ gwang¹
  - Yale: a gwāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ gwang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ gueng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-hong
  - Tâi-lô: a-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: a'hofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

阿訇

(Islam) imam; mullah; akhund

Usage notes

Used mostly by the Hui people in China or Dungan people in Central Asia.

Synonyms

伊瑪目／伊玛目 (yīmǎmù)
教長／教长 (jiāozhǎng)

Derived terms

二阿訇