阿連

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (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): ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-lièn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ālián
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: alián
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-lien²
  - Yale: ā-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: alian
  - Palladius: алянь (aljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ljɛn³⁵/
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

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

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