阿 {à}

1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
2. used in transliteration
3. also pr. [a4]

阿 aa³ {ā}

1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
2. used in transliteration
3. also pr. [a4]

阿 aa³ {ē}

flatter

阿 aa³ {Ā}

abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗

阿啞〔啊哑〕 aa³ ak¹ {a yǎ}

an appellation to address someone who is mute

阿伯 aa³ baak³ {ā bó}

an old man

阿跛〔啊-〕 aa³ bai¹ {a bǒ}

a cripple, an appellation to someone who is crippled

阿崩〔啊-〕 aa³ bang¹ {a bēng}

an appellation to address someone with a front tooth missing or a harelip

阿叉〔啊-〕 aa³ caa¹ {a chā}

(appellation) an Indian / Paskistani / South Asian (derogatory)

阿差〔啊-〕 aa³ caa¹ {a chā}

Indian (spoken)

阿燦〔啊灿〕 aa³ caan³ {a càn}

Mainland Chinese (slang)

阿大 aa³ daai⁶ {à dà}

eldest; boss; gangster boss (spoken)

阿肥 aa³ fei² {ā féi}

the appellation to refer to someone who is fat

阿福 aa³ fuk¹ {ā fú}

stupid person (spoken)

阿姑 aa³ gu¹ {ā gū}

aunt (spoken)

阿公 aa³ gung¹ {ā gōng}

1. belongs to the public 2. one of seniority

阿瓜 aa³ gwaa¹ {ā guā}

the black sheep / prodigal / squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputation; the fourth eldest amongst the children

阿爺〔-爷〕 aa³ je⁴ {ā yé}

grandpa (paternal); the government; the country

阿二〔啊-〕 aa³ ji² {a èr}

the second wife or mistress of a man

阿妗〔啊-〕 aa³ kam⁵ {a jìn}

aunty (the wife of a maternal uncle); the wife of a woman's younger brother

阿舅 aa³ kau⁵ {ā jiù}

brother of one's wife

阿麗〔-利〕 aa³ lai⁶ {Ā lì}

nightclub hostess

阿喱〔啊-〕 aa³ lei¹ {a lí}

pickpocket

阿六〔啊-〕 aa³ luk⁶ {a liù}

a derog

阿嫲〔啊-〕 aa³ maa⁴ {a má}

grandmother; father's mother (spoken)

阿茂〔啊-〕 aa³ mau⁶ {a mào}

stupid person (spoken)

阿謬〔啊谬〕 aa³ mau⁶ {a miù}

an appellation to address a foolish / muddle-headed person

阿母 aa³ mou⁵ {ā mǔ}

mother

阿女 aa³ neoi² {ā nǚ}

the appellation for one's daughter

阿奀〔啊-〕 aa³ ngan¹ {a dí}

someone who is thin, small and feeble

阿婆 aa³ po⁴ {ā pó}

mother's mother; grandmother

阿細〔-细〕 aa³ sai³ {ā xì}

an appellation to call someone who is little or the smallest (youngest or the concubine/ mistress)

阿嬸〔-婶〕 aa³ sam² {ā shěn}

the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; the wife of a paternal uncle

阿壽〔啊寿〕 aa³ sau⁶ {a shòu}

someone who is stupid

阿蛇〔啊-〕 aa³ se⁴ {a shé}

name for calling policemen (slang)

阿四〔啊-〕 aa³ sei³ {a sì}

servant

阿聲〔啊声〕 aa³ seng¹ {a shēng}

mister

阿星〔啊-〕 aa³ sing¹ {a xīng}

Indian (spoken)

阿兆〔啊-〕 aa³ siu⁶ {a zhào}

a swindler; a pickpocket; a con man

阿傻〔啊-〕 aa³ so⁴ {a shǎ}

an appellation to address a fool

阿嫂 aa³ sou² {ā sǎo}

(n.) the appellation to address one's older brother's wife; (slang)the appellation to address the wife / girlfriend of one's friend to show respect; the girlfriend / wife of the leader in a gang.

阿叔 aa³ suk¹ {ā shū}

uncle (spoken)

阿太 aa³ taai³ {ā tài}

an appellation to address one's great grandmother

阿頭〔啊头〕 aa³ tau² {a tóu}

the leader; the boss

阿仔〔啊-〕 aa³ zai² {a zǐ}

an appellation to address one's son

阿姐 aa³ ze² {ā jiě}

auntie (spoken)

阿豬〔啊猪〕 aa³ zyu¹ {a zhū}

the appellation to refer to someone who is stupid

阿巴 aa³ baa¹ {Ā bā}

1. Aba, southeast Nigerian city
2. Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather

阿爸 aa³ baa¹ {Ā bà}

1. Abba (Aramaic word father)
2. by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

阿爸 aa³ baa¹ {ā bà}

(dialect) father

阿壩〔-坝〕 aa³ baa³ {Ā bà}

1. Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮
2. also Ngawa county

阿比 aa³ bei² {Ā bǐ}

Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)

阿鼻 aa³ bei⁶ {Ā bí}

1. Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
2. fig. hell
3. hell on earth

阿扁 aa³ bin² {Ā biǎn}

A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁

阿昌 aa³ coeng¹ {Ā chāng}

Achang also called Ngac'ang or Maingtha (ethnic group)

阿丹 aa³ daan¹ {Ā dān}

1. Adam (name)
2. Aden, capital of Yemen

阿弟 aa³ dai⁶ {ā dì}

younger brother

阿斗 aa³ dau² {Ā dǒu}

1. A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
2. fig. weak and inept person

阿爹 aa³ de¹ {ā diē}

1. dad
2. father
3. (paternal) grandfather
4. old man

阿堵 aa³ dou² {ē dǔ}

1. money
2. this, this one (archaic)

阿飛〔-飞〕 aa³ fei¹ {ā fēi}

1. hoodlum
2. hooligan
3. young rowdy

阿家 aa³ gaa¹ {ā gū}

husband's mother

阿膠〔-胶〕 aa³ gaau¹ {ē jiāo}

1. donkey hide glue (used in TCM)
2. Colla Corii Asini

阿哥 aa³ go¹ {ā gē}

(familiar) elder brother

阿公 aa³ gung¹ {ā gōng}

1. (old) grandfather
2. polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law
3. (Taiwanese) grandfather

阿訇 aa³ gwang¹ {ā hōng}

1. imam
2. ahung (loanword)

阿亨 aa³ hang¹ {Ā hēng}

1. Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
2. Aix-la-Chapelle
3. also written 亞琛

阿兄 aa³ hing¹ {ā xiōng}

elder brother

阿鄉〔-乡〕 aa³ hoeng¹ {ā xiāng}

1. (coll.) country folk
2. rustic
3. see also 鄉下人

阿姨 aa³ ji⁴ {ā yí}

1. maternal aunt
2. step-mother
3. childcare worker
4. nursemaid
5. woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
6. CL: 個

阿卡 aa³ kaa¹ {Ā kǎ}

Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko

阿拉 aa³ laai¹ {ā lā}

1. (dialect) my
2. our
3. I
4. we
5. me
6. us

阿拉 aa³ laai¹ {Ā lā}

Allah (Arabic name of God)

阿蘭〔-兰〕 aa³ laan⁴ {Ā lán}

1. Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
2. A-lan (Chinese female name)

阿里 aa³ lei⁵ {Ā lǐ}

1. Ali (proper name)
2. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目 of Shia Islam
3. Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris

阿倫〔-伦〕 aa³ leon⁴ {Ā lún}

Aalen, town in Germany

阿蓮〔-莲〕 aa³ lin⁴ {Ā lián}

Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

阿來〔-来〕 aa³ loi⁴ {Ā lái}

Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定 "Red Poppies"

阿媽〔-妈〕 aa³ maa¹ {ā mā}

1. mother
2. nurse
3. amah
4. serving woman

阿曼 aa³ maan⁶ {Ā màn}

Oman

阿盟 aa³ mang⁴ {Ā Méng}

1. Alxa League, a prefecture level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
2. abbr. for 阿拉善盟

阿明 aa³ ming⁴ {Ā míng}

Al-Amin

阿妹 aa³ mui² {ā mèi}

younger sister

阿們〔-们〕 aa³ mun⁴ {ā men}

amen (loanword)

阿門〔-门〕 aa³ mun⁴ {ā mén}

amen (loanword)

阿蒙 aa³ mung⁴ {Ā méng}

Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen

阿奶 aa³ naai⁵ {ā nǎi}

granny

阿囡 aa³ naam⁴ {ā nān}

honey (endearment in addressing a little girl)

阿難〔-难〕 aa³ naan⁴ {Ē nán}

Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple

阿佤 aa³ ngaa⁵ {Ā wǎ}

Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia

阿魏 aa³ ngai⁶ {ā wèi}

1. Ferula resin (used in TCM)
2. Resina Ferulae

阿諾〔-诺〕 aa³ nok⁶ {Ā nuò}

1. Arnold (name)
2. refers to Arnold Schwarzenegger 阿諾·施瓦辛格·施瓦辛格

阿片 aa³ pin³ {ā piàn}

opium (loanword)

阿飄〔-飘〕 aa³ piu¹ {ā piāo}

(coll.) ghost (Tw)

阿婆 aa³ po⁴ {ā pó}

1. granny
2. mother-in-law

阿三 aa³ saam¹ {ā sān}

(derog.) an Indian

阿森 aa³ sam¹ {Ā sēn}

Assen, city in the Netherlands

阿瑟 aa³ sat¹ {Ā sè}

Arthur (name)

阿誰〔-谁〕 aa³ seoi⁴ {ā shuí}

who

阿城 aa³ sing⁴ {Ā chéng}

Acheng district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

阿蘇〔-苏〕 aa³ sou¹ {Ā sū}

Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano

阿嚏 aa³ tai³ {ā tì}

1. (onom.) atchoo!
2. to sneeze

阿土 aa³ tou² {ā tǔ}

1. country bumpkin
2. redneck (derog)

阿混 aa³ wan⁶ {ā hùn}

1. (dialect) idler
2. loafer

阿附 o¹ fu⁶ {ē fù}

to fawn (as flatterer)

阿諛〔-谀〕 o¹ jyu⁴ {ē yú}

1. to flatter
2. to toady

阿昌族 aa³ coeng¹ zuk⁶ {Ā chāng zú}

the Achang / Bgac'ang / Maingtha, an ethnic group in China and Burma

阿斗官 aa³ dau² gun¹ {Ā dǒu guān}

the black sheep / squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputation

阿乜人〔啊--〕 aa³ mat¹ jan⁴ {a miē rén}

a way to address somebody without knowing his name, similar to saying '"so and so" / "whatshisface" /"whatshername" / "whatshisname"

阿乜水〔啊--〕 aa³ mat¹ seoi² {a miē shuǐ}

a way to address someone whose name one does not know, cannot recall or does not wish; to specify; whatshisname; whatshername; so-and-so

阿某某〔啊--〕 aa³ mau⁵ mau⁵ {a mǒu mǒu}

an indefinite way of referring to someone whose name is unknown; Mr so-and-so

阿婆髻 aa³ po⁴ gai³ {ā pó jì}

a place in Guangdong, China; an old woman's top knot

阿仙奴〔啊--〕 aa³ sin¹ nou⁴ {a xiān nú}

Arsenal, a football team in the English Premier League

阿爸父 aa³ baa¹ fu⁶ {Ā bà fù}

1. Abba (Aramaic word father)
2. by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

阿巴斯 aa³ baa¹ si¹ {Ā bā sī}

1. Abbas (name)
2. Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005

阿壩縣〔-坝县〕 aa³ baa³ jyun⁶ {Ā bà xiàn}

Ngawa county (Tibetan: rnga ba rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan

阿壩州〔-坝-〕 aa³ baa³ zau¹ {Ā bà zhōu}

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮

阿伯丁 aa³ baak³ ding¹ {Ā bó dīng}

Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland)

阿比讓〔--让〕 aa³ bei² joeng⁶ {Ā bǐ ràng}

Abidjan (city in Ivory Coast)

阿兵哥 aa³ bing¹ go¹ {ā bīng gē}

(coll.) soldier boy

阿波羅〔--罗〕 aa³ bo¹ lo⁴ {Ā bō luó}

Apollo (loanword)

阿布賈〔--贾〕 aa³ bou³ gaa² {Ā bù jiǎ}

Abuja, capital of Nigeria

阿貝爾〔-贝尔〕 aa³ bui³ ji⁵ {Ā bèi ěr}

1. Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician
2. (math.) abelian

阿閦佛 aa³ cuk¹ fat⁶ {Ā chù fó}

Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

阿的平 aa³ dik¹ ping⁴ {ā dì píng}

atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis

阿多諾〔--诺〕 aa³ do¹ nok⁶ {Ā duō nuò}

1. surname Adorno
2. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾·阿多诺 (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer

阿堵物 aa³ dou² mat⁶ {ē dǔ wù}

money

阿凡達〔--达〕 aa³ faan⁴ daat⁶ {Ā fán dá}

Avatar (movie)

阿梵達〔--达〕 aa³ faan⁴ daat⁶ {ā fàn dá}

avatar (loanword)

阿凡提 aa³ faan⁴ tai⁴ {Ā fán tí}

1. Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales
2. smart guy

阿法爾〔--尔〕 aa³ faat³ ji⁵ {Ā fǎ ěr}

1. Afar region of northeast Ethiopia
2. Afar people

阿房宮〔--宫〕 aa³ fong⁴ gung¹ {Ē páng Gōng}

Epang Palace in Xi'an

阿富汗 aa³ fu³ hon⁶ {Ā fù hàn}

1. Afghanistan
2. Afghan

阿芙蓉 aa³ fu⁴ jung⁴ {ā fú róng}

opium

阿根廷 aa³ gan¹ ting⁴ {Ā gēn tíng}

Argentina

阿蓋達〔-盖达〕 aa³ goi³ daat⁶ {Ā Gài dá}

al-Qaeda

阿克拉 aa³ hak¹ laai¹ {Ā kè lā}

Accra, capital of Ghana

阿克倫〔--伦〕 aa³ hak¹ leon⁴ {Ā kè lún}

Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece

阿克蘇〔--苏〕 aa³ hak¹ sou¹ {Ā kè sū}

1. Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
2. Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city

阿克陶 aa³ hak¹ tou⁴ {Ā kè táo}

Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)

阿肯色 aa³ hang² sik¹ {Ā kěn sè}

Arkansas, US state

阿合奇 aa³ hap⁶ kei⁴ {Ā hé qí}

Aqchi Nahiyisi or Aheqi county in Kizilsu Kirghiz autonomous prefecture 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州, Xinjiang

阿希姆 aa³ hei¹ mou⁵ {Ā xī mǔ}

Askim (city in Østfold, Norway)

阿伊努 aa³ ji¹ nou⁵ {Ā yī nǔ}

Ainu (ethnic group of Japan's north and Russia's east)

阿伊莎 aa³ ji¹ saa¹ {Ā yī shā}

1. Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
2. Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德

阿依莎 aa³ ji¹ saa¹ {Ā yī shā}

1. Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
2. Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德
3. also written 阿伊莎

阿爾法〔-尔-〕 aa³ ji⁵ faat³ {ā ěr fǎ}

alpha (Greek letter Αα)

阿爾山〔-尔-〕 aa³ ji⁵ saan¹ {Ā ěr shān}

Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟, east Inner Mongolia

阿爾泰〔-尔-〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ {Ā ěr tài}

Altai republic in Russian central Asia, capital Gorno-Altaysk

阿育王 aa³ juk⁶ wong⁴ {Ā yù wáng}

Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝, ruled 273-232 BC

阿卡提 aa³ kaa¹ tai⁴ {Ā kǎ dī}

Arcadia (Greek prefecture on the Peloponnese)

阿奎納〔--纳〕 aa³ kwai¹ naap⁶ {Ā kuí nà}

1. surname Aquinas
2. Thomas Aquinas 托馬斯·阿奎納·阿奎纳 (1225-1274)

阿拉伯 aa³ laai¹ baak³ {Ā lā bó}

1. Arabian
2. Arabic
3. Arab

阿拉丁 aa³ laai¹ ding¹ {Ā lā dīng}

Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

阿拉爾〔--尔〕 aa³ laai¹ ji⁵ {Ā lā ěr}

Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

阿拉摩 aa³ laai¹ mo¹ {Ā lā mó}

Alamo, city in United States

阿拉瓦 aa³ laai¹ ngaa⁵ {Ā lā wǎ}

Araba or Álava

阿拉斯 aa³ laai¹ si¹ {Ā lā sī}

Arras, town in northern France

阿拉善 aa³ laai¹ sin⁶ {Ā lā shàn}

Alxa league, a prefecture level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

阿蘭若〔-兰-〕 aa³ laan⁴ joek⁶ {ā lán rě}

Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")

阿蘭文〔-兰-〕 aa³ laan⁴ man⁴ {Ā lán wén}

Aramaic

阿勒泰 aa³ lak⁶ taai³ {Ā lè tài}

Altay prefecture level city in Xinjiang

阿里郎 aa³ lei⁵ long⁴ {Ā lǐ láng}

1. Arirang 아리랑, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty
2. Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites

阿里山 aa³ lei⁵ saan¹ {Ā lǐ Shān}

Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

阿里山 aa³ lei⁵ saan¹ {Ā lǐ shān}

Alishan, mountain range in Taiwan

阿利藤 aa³ lei⁶ tang⁴ {ā lì téng}

Alyxia root and herb (used in TCM)

阿蓮鄉〔-莲乡〕 aa³ lin⁴ hoeng¹ {Ā lián xiāng}

Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

阿列夫 aa³ lit⁶ fu¹ {ā liè fū}

aleph (first letter א of Hebrew alphabet)

阿羅漢〔-罗汉〕 aa³ lo⁴ hon³ {ā luó hàn}

1. arhat (Sanskrit)
2. a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)

阿羅約〔-罗约〕 aa³ lo⁴ joek³ {Ā luó yuē}

surname Arroyo

阿萊曼〔-莱-〕 aa³ loi⁴ maan⁶ {Ā lái màn}

El Alamein, town in Egypt

阿洛菲 aa³ lok⁶ fei¹ {Ā luò fēi}

Alofi, capital of Niue

阿盧巴〔-卢-〕 aa³ lou⁴ baa¹ {Ā lú bā}

Aruba, variant of 阿魯巴

阿魯巴〔-鲁-〕 aa³ lou⁵ baa¹ {Ā lǔ bā}

Aruba

阿聯酋〔-联-〕 aa³ lyun⁴ jau⁴ {Ā lián qiú}

1. United Arab Emirates
2. abbr. for 阿拉伯联合酋长国

阿瑪尼〔-玛-〕 aa³ maa⁵ nei⁴ {Ā mǎ ní}

Armani (fashion designer)

阿馬遜〔-马逊〕 aa³ maa⁵ seon³ {Ā mǎ xùn}

1. Amazon
2. also written 亞馬遜

阿曼灣〔--湾〕 aa³ maan⁶ waan¹ {Ā màn Wān}

Gulf of Oman

阿米巴 aa³ mai⁵ baa¹ {ā mǐ bā}

amoeba (loanword)

阿物兒〔--儿〕 aa³ mat⁶ ji⁴ {ā wù r}

1. thing
2. (you) useless thing

阿美族 aa³ mei⁵ zuk⁶ {Ā měi zú}

Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

阿芒拿 aa³ mong⁴ naa⁴ {ā máng ná}

(chemistry) ammonal (loanword)

阿姆河 aa³ mou⁵ ho⁴ {Ā mǔ Hé}

1. Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
2. formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers

阿木林 aa³ muk⁶ lam⁴ {ā mù lín}

1. dullard
2. stupid person

阿難陀〔-难-〕 aa³ naan⁴ to⁴ {Ē nán tuó}

Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple

阿尼林 aa³ nei⁴ lam⁴ {ā ní lín}

(chemistry) aniline (loanword)

阿瓦提 aa³ ngaa⁵ tai⁴ {Ā wǎ tí}

Avat nahiyisi (Awat county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區, west Xinjiang

阿皮亞〔--亚〕 aa³ pei⁴ aa³ {Ā pí yà}

Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa

阿莎力 aa³ saa¹ lik⁶ {ā shā lì}

1. (coll.) straightforward
2. unreserved
3. openhearted (Tw) (loanword from Japanese "assari")

阿薩德〔-萨-〕 aa³ saat³ dak¹ {Ā sà dé}

Assad (Arabic name)

阿薩姆〔-萨-〕 aa³ saat³ mou⁵ {Ā sà mǔ}

Assam, India

阿森納〔--纳〕 aa³ sam¹ naap⁶ {Ā sēn nà}

Arsenal Football Club

阿森斯 aa³ sam¹ si¹ {Ā sēn sī}

Athens, Ohio

阿瑟縣〔--县〕 aa³ sat¹ jyun⁶ {Ā sè xiàn}

Arthur County, Nebraska

阿瑟鎮〔--镇〕 aa³ sat¹ zan³ {Ā sè zhèn}

Arthur's Town, Cat Island

阿修羅〔--罗〕 aa³ sau¹ lo⁴ {Ā xiū luó}

Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology

阿闍黎〔-阇-〕 aa³ se⁴ lai⁴ {ā shé lí}

Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)

阿瑞斯 aa³ seoi⁶ si¹ {Ā ruì sī}

1. Ares, Greek god of war
2. Mars

阿斯蘭〔--兰〕 aa³ si¹ laan⁴ {Ā sī lán}

Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)

阿斯旺 aa³ si¹ wong⁶ {Ā sī wàng}

Aswan (town in south Egypt)

阿是穴 aa³ si⁶ jyut⁶ {ā shì xué}

1. painful point (in acupuncture)
2. ashi point
3. tender spot

阿仙藥〔--药〕 aa³ sin¹ joek⁶ {ā xiān yào}

gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM

阿城區〔--区〕 aa³ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Ā chéng qū}

Acheng district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

阿蘇山〔-苏-〕 aa³ sou¹ saan¹ {Ā sū shān}

Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano

阿提拉 aa³ tai⁴ laai¹ {Ā tí lā}

Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God

阿托品 aa³ tok³ ban² {ā tuō pǐn}

atropine C17H23NO3, alkaloid drug derived from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

阿圖什〔-图-〕 aa³ tou⁴ sap⁶ {Ā tú shí}

1. Atush or Artux city and county in Qizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州
2. Atushi city near Kashgar in Xinjiang

阿維拉〔-维-〕 aa³ wai⁴ laai¹ {Ā wéi lā}

Avila, Spain

阿榮旗〔-荣-〕 aa³ wing⁴ kei⁴ {Ā róng qí}

Arun banner or Arongqi county in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾, Inner Mongolia

阿華田〔-华-〕 o¹ waa⁴ tin⁴ {Ā huà tián}

Ovaltine (brand)

阿崩叫狗〔啊---〕 aa³ bang¹ giu³ gau² {a bēng jiào gǒu}

literally: ' the more you ask someone to come, the further they run'; to describe when something is done with despair, with the opposite outcome to what one has instructed; to describe a situation when one is unable to restrain somebody else or get them to follow their instructions; to describe what it is like to try and persuade a dogmatic person who is set in having their own way

阿福阿壽〔--啊寿〕 aa³ fuk¹ aa³ sau⁶ {ā fú a shòu}

'every Tom, Dick and Harry'

阿狗阿貓〔---猫〕 aa³ gau² aa³ maau¹ {ā gǒu ā māo}

an indefinite phrase used to refer to a hypothetical individual, "any old person"; "anyone whatsoever"; "whoever"; "doesn't matter who"

阿蘭賣豬〔-兰卖猪〕 aa³ laan⁴ maai⁶ zyu¹ {ā lán mài zhū}

bad bargain after losing out on an opportunity for a better deal; to be compelled to do a fire sale after losing out on the chance to sell something at a higher price

阿聾燒炮〔啊聋烧-〕 aa³ lung⁴ siu¹ paau³ {a lóng shāo pào}

scattered; fizzled; to come to nothing; to fall through; to break up; to disband; to go separate ways

阿聾送殯〔啊聋-殡〕 aa³ lung⁴ sung³ ban³ {a lóng sòng bìn}

not listening to; turning a deaf ear to; refusing to take the advice of others and doing something in one's own way

阿茂整餅〔啊--饼〕 aa³ mau⁶ zing² beng² {a mào zhěng bǐng}

stupid person creating trouble for nothing (slang)

阿森一族 aa³ sam¹ jat¹ zuk⁶ {Ā sēn yì zú}

the Simpsons

阿士匹靈〔---灵〕 aa³ si⁶ pat¹ ling⁴ {ā shì pǐ líng}

Aspirin

阿駝行路〔啊---〕 aa³ to⁴ haang⁴ lou⁶ {a chí xíng lù}

to state that something is on an average / intermediate level; mediocre; passable; so-so; not so bad; to take the middle path

阿吱阿咗〔啊-啊-〕 aa³ zi¹ aa³ zo¹ {a zhī a zuo}

to whine

阿支阿左〔啊-啊-〕 aa³ zi¹ aa³ zo¹ {a zhī a zuǒ}

to whine

阿豬阿狗〔啊猪--〕 aa³ zyu¹ aa³ gau² {a zhū ā gǒu}

strangers; nobody (spoken)

阿ｓｉｒ aa³ｓｉｒ {a s i r}

the appellation for a police

阿哩吉諦〔---谛〕 o¹ li¹ gat¹ dai³ {ā lī jí dì}

to be in a tight spot; to be down on one's luck/confused; muddled; to get into a mess / muddle; to be in trouble

阿亞圖拉〔-亚图-〕 aa³ aa³ tou⁴ laai¹ {ā yà tú lā}

ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)

阿巴嘎旗 aa³ baa¹ gaa¹ kei⁴ {Ā bā gā qí}

Abag banner or Avga khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

阿鼻地獄〔---狱〕 aa³ bei⁶ dei⁶ juk⁶ {Ā bí dì yù}

1. Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
2. fig. hell
3. hell on earth

阿布達比〔--达-〕 aa³ bou³ daat⁶ bei² {Ā bù Dá bǐ}

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (Tw)

阿布哈茲〔---兹〕 aa³ bou³ haa¹ zi¹ {Ā bù hā zī}

Abkhazia, region in Georgia

阿布叔醇 aa³ bou³ suk¹ seon⁴ {ā bù shū chún}

albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma

阿布扎比 aa³ bou³ zaat³ bei² {Ā bù Zā bǐ}

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿卜杜拉 aa³ buk¹ dou⁶ laai¹ {Ā bǔ dù lā}

Abdullah (name)

阿塞拜疆 aa³ coi³ baai³ goeng¹ {Ā sài bài jiāng}

Azerbaijan, former Soviet Republic and region of northwest Iran in Caucasus

阿松森島〔---岛〕 aa³ cung⁴ sam¹ dou² {Ā sōng sēn Dǎo}

Ascension island

阿達比爾〔-达-尔〕 aa³ daat⁶ bei² ji⁵ {Ā dá bǐ ěr}

Ardabil in Azerbaijan region of Iran

阿德雷德 aa³ dak¹ leoi⁴ dak¹ {Ā dé léi dé}

1. Adelaide, capital of South Australia
2. also written 阿德萊德

阿得萊德〔--莱-〕 aa³ dak¹ loi⁴ dak¹ {Ā dé lái dé}

Adelaide, capital of South Australia

阿德萊德〔--莱-〕 aa³ dak¹ loi⁴ dak¹ {Ā dé lái dé}

Adelaide, capital of South Australia

阿特金斯 aa³ dak⁶ gam¹ si¹ {Ā tè jīn sī}

Atkins (name)

阿特拉斯 aa³ dak⁶ laai¹ si¹ {Ā tè lā sī}

1. Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology)
2. Atlas mountains of north Africa

阿迪達斯〔--达-〕 aa³ dik⁶ daat⁶ si¹ {Ā dí dá sī}

Adidas (sportswear company)

阿多尼斯 aa³ do¹ nei⁴ si¹ {Ā duō ní sī}

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

阿非利加 aa³ fei¹ lei⁶ gaa¹ {Ā fēi lì jiā}

Africa

阿富汗語〔---语〕 aa³ fu³ hon⁶ jyu⁵ {Ā fù hàn yǔ}

1. Afghan (language)
2. Pashto language

阿加迪爾〔---尔〕 aa³ gaa¹ dik⁶ ji⁵ {Ā jiā dí ěr}

Agadir, city in southwest Morocco

阿格尼迪 aa³ gaak³ nei⁴ dik⁶ {Ā gé ní Dí}

Agnus Dei (section of Catholic mass)

阿金庫爾〔--库尔〕 aa³ gam¹ fu³ ji⁵ {Ā jīn kù ěr}

Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)

阿甘正傳〔---传〕 aa³ gam¹ zing³ zyun⁶ {Ā gān Zhèng zhuàn}

Forrest Gump

阿基米德 aa³ gei¹ mai⁵ dak¹ {Ā jī mǐ dé}

Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)

阿克賽欽〔--赛钦〕 aa³ hak¹ coi³ jam¹ {Ā kè sài qīn}

Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau

阿克塞縣〔---县〕 aa³ hak¹ coi³ jyun⁶ {Ā kè sài xiàn}

Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

阿克倫河〔--伦-〕 aa³ hak¹ leon⁴ ho⁴ {Ā kè lún Hé}

Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece

阿克蘇河〔--苏-〕 aa³ hak¹ sou¹ ho⁴ {Ā kè sū Hé}

Aksu River in Xinjiang

阿克蘇市〔--苏-〕 aa³ hak¹ sou¹ si⁵ {Ā kè sū shì}

Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang

阿克陶縣〔---县〕 aa³ hak¹ tou⁴ jyun⁶ {Ā kè táo xiàn}

Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)

阿肯色州 aa³ hang² sik¹ zau¹ {Ā kěn sè zhōu}

Arkansas, US state

阿合奇縣〔---县〕 aa³ hap⁶ kei⁴ jyun⁶ {Ā hé qí xiàn}

Aqchi Nahiyisi or Aheqi county in Kizilsu Kirghiz autonomous prefecture 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州, Xinjiang

阿空加瓜 aa³ hung¹ gaa¹ gwaa¹ {Ā kōng jiā guā}

Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas

阿爾伯特〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ baak³ dak⁶ {Ā ěr bó tè}

Albert (name)

阿爾伯塔〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ baak³ taap³ {Ā ěr bó tǎ}

Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓

阿爾卑斯〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ bei¹ si¹ {Ā ěr bēi sī}

Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland

阿爾都塞〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ dou¹ sak¹ {Ā ěr dōu sāi}

1. surname Althusser
2. Louis Pierre Althusser 路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞 (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

阿爾加維〔-尔-维〕 aa³ ji⁵ gaa¹ wai⁴ {Ā ěr jiā wéi}

the Algarve (southern region of Portugal)

阿爾蓋達〔-尔盖达〕 aa³ ji⁵ goi³ daat⁶ {Ā ěr Gài dá}

al-Qaeda

阿爾袞琴〔-尔衮-〕 aa³ ji⁵ gwan² kam⁴ {Ā ěr gǔn qín}

Algonquin (North American people)

阿耳戈斯 aa³ ji⁵ gwo¹ si¹ {Ā ěr gē sī}

1. Argus
2. in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail

阿爾卡特〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ kaa¹ dak⁶ {Ā ěr kǎ tè}

Alcatel, old company name

阿爾及爾〔-尔-尔〕 aa³ ji⁵ kap⁶ ji⁵ {Ā ěr jí ěr}

Algiers, capital of Algeria

阿爾瓦雷〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ ngaa⁵ leoi⁴ {Ā ěr wǎ léi}

Alvarez (name)

阿爾山市〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ saan¹ si⁵ {Ā ěr shān shì}

Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟, east Inner Mongolia

阿爾薩斯〔-尔萨-〕 aa³ ji⁵ saat³ si¹ {Ā ěr sà sī}

Alsace, French department

阿爾泰語〔-尔-语〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ jyu⁵ {Ā ěr tài yǔ}

Altaic language

阿爾泰山〔-尔--〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ saan¹ {Ā ěr tài Shān}

Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia

阿育吠陀 aa³ juk⁶ fai⁶ to⁴ {Ā yù fèi tuó}

Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)

阿育魏實〔---实〕 aa³ juk⁶ ngai⁶ sat⁶ {ā yù wèi shí}

1. seed of ajwain
2. Semen Trachyspermi coptici

阿月渾子〔--浑-〕 aa³ jyut⁶ wan⁴ zi² {ā yuè hún zi}

pistachio

阿卡迪亞〔---亚〕 aa³ kaa¹ dik⁶ aa³ {Ā kǎ dí yà}

Arcadia (loanword)

阿喀琉斯 aa³ kaa³ lau⁴ si¹ {Ā kā liú sī}

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

阿奇里斯 aa³ kei⁴ lei⁵ si¹ {Ā qí lǐ sī}

Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad

阿奇霉素 aa³ kei⁴ mui⁴ sou³ {ā qí méi sù}

1. azithromycin (macrolide antibiotic)
2. Zithromax

阿拉巴馬〔---马〕 aa³ laai¹ baa¹ maa⁵ {Ā lā bā mǎ}

Alabama, US state

阿拉伯膠〔---胶〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ gaau¹ {Ā lā bó jiāo}

1. gum Arabica
2. acacia gum

阿拉伯海 aa³ laai¹ baak³ hoi² {Ā lā bó Hǎi}

Arabian Sea

阿拉伯人 aa³ laai¹ baak³ jan⁴ {Ā lā bó rén}

1. Arab
2. Arabian
3. Arabian people

阿拉伯語〔---语〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ jyu⁵ {Ā lā bó yǔ}

Arabic (language)

阿拉伯文 aa³ laai¹ baak³ man⁴ {Ā lā bó wén}

Arabic (language & writing)

阿拉伯糖 aa³ laai¹ baak³ tong⁴ {ā lā bó táng}

arabinose (type of sugar)

阿拉法特 aa³ laai¹ faat³ dak⁶ {Ā lā fǎ tè}

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特·阿拉法特

阿拉爾市〔--尔-〕 aa³ laai¹ ji⁵ si⁵ {Ā lā ěr shì}

Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

阿拉米語〔---语〕 aa³ laai¹ mai⁵ jyu⁵ {Ā lā mǐ yǔ}

Aramaic (language)

阿拉木圖〔---图〕 aa³ laai¹ muk⁶ tou⁴ {Ā lā mù tú}

Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan

阿拉斯加 aa³ laai¹ si¹ gaa¹ {Ā lā sī jiā}

Alaska, US state

阿拉善盟 aa³ laai¹ sin⁶ mang⁴ {Ā lā shàn Méng}

Alxa League, a prefecture level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

阿拉塔斯 aa³ laai¹ taap³ si¹ {Ā lā tǎ sī}

1. surname Alatas
2. Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Indonesian foreign minister (1988-1999)

阿麗亞娜〔-丽亚-〕 aa³ lai⁶ aa³ naa⁴ {Ā lì yà nà}

1. Ariane (name)
2. Ariane European space launch vehicle

阿勒泰市 aa³ lak⁶ taai³ si⁵ {Ā lè tài shì}

Altay prefecture level city in Xinjiang

阿里巴巴 aa³ lei⁵ baa¹ baa¹ {Ā lǐ bā bā}

Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company

阿里巴巴 aa³ lei⁵ baa¹ baa¹ {Ā lǐ Bā bā}

Ali Baba, character from The Arabian Nights

阿里地區〔---区〕 aa³ lei⁵ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Ā lǐ dì qū}

Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris sa khul

阿里山鄉〔---乡〕 aa³ lei⁵ saan¹ hoeng¹ {Ā lǐ shān xiāng}

Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan

阿利坎特 aa³ lei⁶ ham² dak⁶ {Ā lì kǎn tè}

Alicante

阿倫達爾〔-伦达尔〕 aa³ leon⁴ daat⁶ ji⁵ {Ā lún dá ěr}

Arendal (city in Agder, Norway)

阿貓阿狗〔-猫--〕 aa³ maau¹ aa³ gau² {ā māo ā gǒu}

1. any Tom, Dick or Harry
2. anyone (contemptuous)

阿米巴病 aa³ mai⁵ baa¹ beng⁶ {ā mǐ bā bìng}

1. amebiasis
2. amebiosis

阿美恩斯 aa³ mei⁵ jan¹ si¹ {Ā měi ēn sī}

Amiens (French town)

阿摩尼亞〔---亚〕 aa³ mo¹ nei⁴ aa³ {ā mó ní yà}

ammonia (loanword)

阿摩司書〔---书〕 aa³ mo¹ si¹ syu¹ {Ā mó sī shū}

Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament

阿莫西林 aa³ mok⁶ sai¹ lam⁴ {ā mò xī lín}

amoxicillin (loanword)

阿姆哈拉 aa³ mou⁵ haa¹ laai¹ {Ā mǔ hā lā}

1. Amhara (province, language and ethnic group of Ethiopia)
2. Amharic
3. Ethiopian

阿穆爾河〔--尔-〕 aa³ muk⁶ ji⁵ ho⁴ {Ā mù ěr Hé}

1. Amur River (the border between north east China and Russia)
2. same as 黑龍江

阿穆爾州〔--尔-〕 aa³ muk⁶ ji⁵ zau¹ {Ā mù ěr Zhōu}

Amur Oblast, in far eastern Russia

阿瓦里德 aa³ ngaa⁵ lei⁵ dak¹ {Ā wǎ lǐ dé}

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

阿瓦魯阿〔--鲁-〕 aa³ ngaa⁵ lou⁵ aa³ {Ā wǎ lǔ ā}

Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands

阿瓦提縣〔---县〕 aa³ ngaa⁵ tai⁴ jyun⁶ {Ā wǎ tí xiàn}

Avat nahiyisi (Awat county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區, west Xinjiang

阿普爾頓〔--尔顿〕 aa³ pou² ji⁵ deon⁶ {Ā pǔ ěr dùn}

1. Appleton (name)
2. Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere

阿普吐龍〔---龙〕 aa³ pou² tou³ lung⁴ {ā pǔ tǔ lóng}

1. apatosaurus
2. former name: brontosaurus
3. also called 雷龍

阿森松島〔---岛〕 aa³ sam¹ cung⁴ dou² {Ā sēn sōng Dǎo}

Ascension Island

阿什拉維〔---维〕 aa³ sap⁶ laai¹ wai⁴ {Ā shén lā wéi}

1. surname Ashrawi
2. Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (1946-), Palestinian scholar and political activist

阿斯巴特 aa³ si¹ baa¹ dak⁶ {ā sī bā tè}

aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)

阿斯巴甜 aa³ si¹ baa¹ tim⁴ {ā sī bā tián}

aspartame (loanword)

阿斯馬拉〔--马-〕 aa³ si¹ maa⁵ laai¹ {Ā sī mǎ lā}

Asmara, capital of Eritrea

阿司匹林 aa³ si¹ pat¹ lam⁴ {ā sī pǐ lín}

aspirin (loanword)

阿斯匹林 aa³ si¹ pat¹ lam⁴ {ā sī pǐ lín}

1. aspirin (loanword)
2. also written 阿司匹林

阿斯匹靈〔---灵〕 aa³ si¹ pat¹ ling⁴ {ā sī pí líng}

aspirin (loanword) (Tw)

阿斯塔納〔---纳〕 aa³ si¹ taap³ naap⁶ {Ā sī tǎ nà}

Astana, capital of Kazakhstan

阿昔洛韋〔---韦〕 aa³ sik¹ lok⁶ wai⁴ {ā xī luò wéi}

aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug

阿蘇火山〔-苏--〕 aa³ sou¹ fo² saan¹ {Ā sū huǒ shān}

Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano

阿拖品化 aa³ to¹ ban² faa³ {ā tuō pǐn huà}

atropinization

阿圖什縣〔-图-县〕 aa³ tou⁴ sap⁶ jyun⁶ {Ā tú shí xiàn}

Atush or Artux county in Qizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州

阿圖什市〔-图--〕 aa³ tou⁴ sap⁶ si⁵ {Ā tú shí shì}

1. Atush or Artux city in Qizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州
2. Atushi city near Kashgar in Xinjiang

阿旺曲沛 aa³ wong⁶ kuk¹ pui³ {Ā wàng qǔ pèi}

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

阿旺曲培 aa³ wong⁶ kuk¹ pui⁴ {Ā wàng Qū péi}

Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US

阿茲特克〔-兹--〕 aa³ zi¹ dak⁶ hak¹ {Ā zī tè kè}

Aztec

阿Ｑ正傳〔---传〕 aa³ Ｑ zing³ zyun⁶ {Ā Q Zhèng zhuàn}

The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅

阿諛奉承〔-谀--〕 o¹ jyu⁴ fung⁶ sing⁴ {ē yú fèng chéng}

1. flattering and fawning (idiom)
2. sweet-talking

阿其所好 o¹ kei⁴ so² hou³ {ē qí suǒ hào}

to pander to sb's whims

阿彌陀佛〔-弥--〕 o¹ nei⁴ to⁴ fat⁶ {Ē mí tuó Fó}

1. Amitabha Buddha
2. the Buddha of the Western paradise
3. may the lord Buddha preserve us!
4. merciful Buddha!

阿巴拉契亞〔----亚〕 aa³ baa¹ laai¹ kai³ aa³ {Ā bā lā qì yà}

Appalachian Mountains in North America

阿拔斯王朝 aa³ bat⁶ si¹ wong⁴ ciu⁴ {Ā bá sī Wáng cháo}

Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

阿比西尼亞〔----亚〕 aa³ bei² sai¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Ā bǐ xī ní yà}

Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia

阿波羅計劃〔--罗计划〕 aa³ bo¹ lo⁴ gai³ waak⁶ {Ā bō luó jì huà}

the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project

阿布沙耶夫 aa³ bou³ saa¹ je⁴ fu¹ {Ā bù Shā yē fū}

Abu Sayyaf, militant Islamist separatist group also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya

阿布扎比市 aa³ bou³ zaat³ bei² si⁵ {Ā bù zhā bǐ shì}

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿茨海默症 aa³ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ zing³ {Ā cí hǎi mò zhèng}

Alzheimer's disease

阿塞拜疆人 aa³ coi³ baai³ goeng¹ jan⁴ {Ā sài bài jiāng rén}

Azerbaijan (person)

阿特蘭蒂斯〔--兰--〕 aa³ dak⁶ laan⁴ dai³ si¹ {Ā tè lán dì sī}

Atlantis

阿狄森氏病 aa³ dik⁶ sam¹ si⁶ beng⁶ {Ā dí sēn shì bìng}

Addison's disease

阿法爾沙漠〔--尔--〕 aa³ faat³ ji⁵ saa¹ mok⁶ {Ā fǎ ěr Shā mò}

Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia

阿法羅密歐〔--罗-欧〕 aa³ faat³ lo⁴ mat⁶ au¹ {Ā fǎ Luō mì ōu}

Alfa Romeo

阿佛洛狄忒 aa³ fat⁶ lok⁶ dik⁶ tik¹ {Ā fú luò dí tè}

1. Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
2. Venus

阿非利加洲 aa³ fei¹ lei⁶ gaa¹ zau¹ {Ā fēi lì jiā Zhōu}

1. Africa
2. abbr. to 非洲

阿芙樂爾號〔--乐尔号〕 aa³ fu⁴ lok⁶ ji⁵ hou⁶ {Ā fú lè ěr Hào}

Russian cruiser Aurora, firing the shot signaling the 1917 revolution, a favorite of communist iconography

阿伏伽德羅〔----罗〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ {Ā fú jiā dé luó}

Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist, noted for contributions to molecular weight and molarity, the originator of Avogadro's number 阿伏伽德羅數

阿赫蒂薩里〔---萨-〕 aa³ haak¹ dai³ saat³ lei⁵ {Ā hè dì sà lǐ}

Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate

阿克蘇地區〔--苏-区〕 aa³ hak¹ sou¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Ā kè sū dì qū}

Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang

阿肯色大學〔----学〕 aa³ hang² sik¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Ā kěn sè Dà xué}

University of Arkansas

阿空加瓜山 aa³ hung¹ gaa¹ gwaa¹ saan¹ {Ā kōng jiā guā Shān}

Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere

阿爾巴尼亞〔-尔--亚〕 aa³ ji⁵ baa¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Ā ěr bā ní yà}

Albania

阿爾卑斯山〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ bei¹ si¹ saan¹ {Ā ěr bēi sī Shān}

Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland

阿爾茨海默〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò}

Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist

阿爾法粒子〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ faat³ lap¹ zi² {ā ěr fǎ lì zǐ}

alpha particle (helium nucleus)

阿爾坎塔拉〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ ham² taap³ laai¹ {Ā ěr kǎn tǎ lā}

1. Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
2. Alcantara, Brazil space launch site

阿爾及利亞〔-尔--亚〕 aa³ ji⁵ kap⁶ lei⁶ aa³ {Ā ěr jí lì yà}

Algeria

阿爾梅里亞〔-尔--亚〕 aa³ ji⁵ mui⁴ lei⁵ aa³ {Ā ěr méi lǐ yà}

Almería

阿爾瓦塞特〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ ngaa⁵ coi³ dak⁶ {Ā ěr wǎ sè tè}

Albacete, Spain

阿爾泰山脈〔-尔--脉〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ saan¹ mak⁶ {Ā ěr tài shān mài}

Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia

阿爾泰雪雞〔-尔--鸡〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ syut³ gai¹ {Ā ěr tài xuě jī}

(Chinese bird species) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

阿爾泰紫菀〔-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ taai³ zi² jyun² {ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn}

1. flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM)
2. Flos seu Herba Heteropappi altaici

阿耳忒彌斯〔---弥-〕 aa³ ji⁵ tik¹ nei⁴ si¹ {Ā ěr tè mí sī}

Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)

阿月渾子實〔--浑-实〕 aa³ jyut⁶ wan⁴ zi² sat⁶ {ā yuè hún zǐ shí}

pistachio nut

阿月渾子樹〔--浑-树〕 aa³ jyut⁶ wan⁴ zi² syu⁶ {ā yuè hún zǐ shù}

pistachio tree

阿卡普爾科〔---尔-〕 aa³ kaa¹ pou² ji⁵ fo¹ {Ā kǎ pǔ ěr kē}

Acapulco, city in Mexico

阿拉巴馬州〔---马-〕 aa³ laai¹ baa¹ maa⁵ zau¹ {Ā lā bā mǎ zhōu}

Alabama, US state

阿拉伯半島〔----岛〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ bun³ dou² {Ā lā bó Bàn dǎo}

Arabian Peninsula

阿拉伯數字〔---数-〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ sou³ zi⁶ {Ā lā bó shù zì}

Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

阿拉弗拉海 aa³ laai¹ fat¹ laai¹ hoi² {Ā lā fú lā Hǎi}

Arafura Sea

阿拉乾山脈〔--干-脉〕 aa³ laai¹ gon¹ saan¹ mak⁶ {Ā lā gān shān mài}

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

阿拉斯加州 aa³ laai¹ si¹ gaa¹ zau¹ {Ā lā sī jiā zhōu}

Alaska, US state

阿拉善右旗 aa³ laai¹ sin⁶ jau⁶ kei⁴ {Ā lā shàn Yòu qí}

Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

阿拉善左旗 aa³ laai¹ sin⁶ zo² kei⁴ {Ā lā shàn Zuǒ qí}

Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

阿勒泰地區〔----区〕 aa³ lak⁶ taai³ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Ā lè tài dì qū}

Altay prefecture in Xinjiang

阿留申群島〔----岛〕 aa³ lau⁴ san¹ kwan⁴ dou² {Ā liú shēn Qún dǎo}

Aleutian islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka)

阿里斯托芬 aa³ lei⁵ si¹ tok³ fan¹ {Ā lǐ sī tuō fēn}

Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright

阿里斯託芳〔---托-〕 aa³ lei⁵ si¹ tok³ fong¹ {Ā lǐ sī tuō fāng}

Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright

阿列克西斯 aa³ lit⁶ hak¹ sai¹ si¹ {Ā liè kè xī sī}

Alexis (name)

阿萊奇冰川〔-莱---〕 aa³ loi⁴ kei⁴ bing¹ cyun¹ {Ā lái qí bīng chuān}

Aletsch glacier, Switzerland

阿魯科爾沁〔-鲁-尔-〕 aa³ lou⁵ fo¹ ji⁵ sam³ {Ā lǔ kē ěr qìn}

Ar Horqin banner or Aru Khorchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

阿聯酋航空〔-联---〕 aa³ lyun⁴ jau⁴ hong⁴ hung¹ {Ā lián qiú Háng kōng}

Emirates (airline)

阿聯酋長國〔-联-长国〕 aa³ lyun⁴ jau⁴ zoeng² gwok³ {Ā Lián Qiú zhǎng guó}

1. United Arab Emirates
2. abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國

阿米巴原蟲〔----虫〕 aa³ mai⁵ baa¹ jyun⁴ cung⁴ {ā mǐ bā yuán chóng}

1. amoeba
2. ameba

阿米巴痢疾 aa³ mai⁵ baa¹ lei⁶ zat⁶ {ā mǐ bā lì ji}

1. amoebic dysentery
2. amebic dysentery

阿米納達布〔--纳达-〕 aa³ mai⁵ naap⁶ daat⁶ bou³ {Ā mǐ nà dá bù}

Amminadab (name)

阿姆斯特丹 aa³ mou⁵ si¹ dak⁶ daan¹ {Ā mǔ sī tè dān}

Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands

阿姆斯特朗 aa³ mou⁵ si¹ dak⁶ long⁵ {Ā mǔ sī tè lǎng}

surname Armstrong

阿什哈巴德 aa³ sap⁶ haa¹ baa¹ dak¹ {Ā shén hā bā dé}

Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan

阿斯旺高壩〔----坝〕 aa³ si¹ wong⁶ gou¹ baa³ {Ā sī wàng gāo bà}

the Aswan dam in south Egypt

阿芝特剋人〔---克-〕 aa³ zi¹ dak⁶ hak¹ jan⁴ {Ā zhī tè kè rén}

Aztec (Person)

阿芝特剋語〔---克语〕 aa³ zi¹ dak⁶ hak¹ jyu⁵ {Ā zhī tè kè yǔ}

Aztec (language)

阿茲海默症 aa³ zi¹ hoi² mak⁶ zing³ {Ā zī hǎi mò zhèng}

Alzheimer's disease

阿彌陀如來〔-弥--来〕 o¹ nei⁴ to⁴ jyu⁴ loi⁴ {Ē mí tuó rú lái}

Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light

阿比西尼亞人〔----亚-〕 aa³ bei² sai¹ nei⁴ aa³ jan⁴ {Ā bǐ xī ní yà rén}

Abyssinian (person)

阿迪斯阿貝巴〔----贝-〕 aa³ dik⁶ si¹ aa³ bui³ baa¹ {Ā dí sī Ā bèi bā}

Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia (Tw)

阿伏伽德羅數〔----罗数〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ sou³ {Ā fú jiā dé luó shù}

1. Avogadro's number
2. the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23

阿亨科技大學〔-----学〕 aa³ hang¹ fo¹ gei⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Ā hēng Kē jì Dà xué}

RWTH Aachen University

阿亨工業大學〔---业-学〕 aa³ hang¹ gung¹ jip⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Ā hēng Gōng yè Dà xué}

RWTH Aachen University

阿爾巴尼亞人〔-尔--亚-〕 aa³ ji⁵ baa¹ nei⁴ aa³ jan⁴ {Ā ěr bā ní yà rén}

Albanian (person)

阿爾茨海默病〔-尔----〕 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ beng⁶ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò bìng}

1. Alzheimer's disease
2. senile dementia

阿爾茨海默症〔-尔----〕 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ zing³ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò zhèng}

1. Alzheimer's disease
2. senile dementia

阿爾及利亞人〔-尔--亚-〕 aa³ ji⁵ kap⁶ lei⁶ aa³ jan⁴ {Ā ěr jí lì yà rén}

Algerian

阿爾斯通公司〔-尔----〕 aa³ ji⁵ si¹ tung¹ gung¹ si¹ {Ā ěr sī tōng Gōng sī}

Alstom (company name)

阿卡迪亞大學〔---亚-学〕 aa³ kaa¹ dik⁶ aa³ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Ā kǎ dí yà Dà xué}

Acadia University (Canada)

阿拉斯加大學〔-----学〕 aa³ laai¹ si¹ gaa¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Ā lā sī jiā Dà xué}

University of Alaska

阿魯科爾沁旗〔-鲁-尔--〕 aa³ lou⁵ fo¹ ji⁵ sam³ kei⁴ {Ā lǔ kē ěr qìn qí}

Ar Horqin banner or Aru Khorchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

阿魯納恰爾邦〔-鲁纳-尔-〕 aa³ lou⁵ naap⁶ hap¹ ji⁵ bong¹ {Ā lǔ nà qià ěr bāng}

Arunachal Pradesh, province of northeast Indian bordering on Bhutan and Tibet

阿斯佩爾格爾〔---尔-尔〕 aa³ si¹ pui³ ji⁵ gaak³ ji⁵ {Ā sī pèi ěr gé ěr}

Hans Asperger (1906-1980), Austrian pediatrician

阿斯圖里亞斯〔--图-亚-〕 aa³ si¹ tou⁴ lei⁵ aa³ si¹ {Ā sī tú lǐ yà sī}

1. Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay
2. ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based

阿史那骨咄祿〔-----禄〕 aa³ si² naa⁵ gwat¹ deot¹ luk⁶ {Ā shǐ nà Gǔ duō lù}

Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗

阿聯酋航空公司〔-联-----〕 aa³ lyun⁴ jau⁴ hong⁴ hung¹ gung¹ si¹ {Ā lián qiú háng kōng gōng sī}

Emirates Airlines

阿諾舒華辛力加〔-诺-华---〕 aa³ nok⁶ syu¹ waa⁴ san¹ lik⁶ gaa¹ {Ā nuò shū huá xīn lì jiā}

Arnold Schwarzenegger, an American actor, politician

阿比西尼亞官話〔----亚-话〕 aa³ bei² sai¹ nei⁴ aa³ gun¹ waa² {Ā bǐ xī ní yà Guān huà}

Amharic (language)

阿伏伽德羅定律〔----罗--〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ ding⁶ leot⁶ {Ā fú jiā dé luó dìng lǜ}

Avogadro's law, a gas law named after Amedeo Avogadro

阿伏伽德羅常數〔----罗-数〕 aa³ fuk⁶ gaa¹ dak¹ lo⁴ soeng⁴ sou³ {Ā fú jiā dé luó cháng shù}

1. Avogadro's number
2. the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23

阿黑門尼德王朝〔--门----〕 aa³ hak¹ mun⁴ nei⁴ dak¹ wong⁴ ciu⁴ {Ā hēi mén ní dé Wáng cháo}

Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)

阿爾茨海默氏病〔-尔-----〕 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ si⁶ beng⁶ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng}

1. Alzheimer's disease
2. senile dementia

阿耳茨海默氏病 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ si⁶ beng⁶ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng}

Alzheimer's disease

阿爾茨海默氏症〔-尔-----〕 aa³ ji⁵ ci⁴ hoi² mak⁶ si⁶ zing³ {Ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì zhèng}

1. Alzheimer's disease
2. senile dementia

阿拉伯電信聯盟〔---电-联-〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ din⁶ seon³ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {Ā lā bó Diàn xìn Lián méng}

Arab Telecommunication Union

阿拉伯共衕市場〔----同-场〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ gung⁶ tung⁴ si⁵ coeng⁴ {Ā lā bó Gòng tóng Shì chǎng}

Arab Common Market

阿拉伯國家聯盟〔---国-联-〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ gwok³ gaa¹ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {Ā lā bó Guó jiā Lián méng}

Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States

阿拉斯加雪撬犬 aa³ laai¹ si¹ gaa¹ syut³ hiu³ hyun² {Ā lā sī jiā Xuě qiào quǎn}

Alaskan Malamute

阿靈頓國家公墓〔-灵顿国---〕 aa³ ling⁴ deon⁶ gwok³ gaa¹ gung¹ mou⁶ {Ā líng dùn Guó jiā Gōng mù}

Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA

阿爾漢格爾斯克州〔-尔汉-尔---〕 aa³ ji⁵ hon³ gaak³ ji⁵ si¹ hak¹ zau¹ {Ā ěr hàn gé ěr sī kè zhōu}

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

阿拉伯聯合大公國〔---联---国〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ lyun⁴ hap⁶ daai⁶ gung¹ gwok³ {Ā lā bó Lián hé Dà gōng guó}

United Arab Emirates (Tw)

阿拉伯聯合酋長國〔---联--长国〕 aa³ laai¹ baak³ lyun⁴ hap⁶ jau⁴ zoeng² gwok³ {Ā lā bó Lián hé Qiú zhǎng guó}

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

阿壩藏族羌族自治州〔-坝-------〕 aa³ baa³ zong⁶ zuk⁶ goeng¹ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Ā bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu}

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮

阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣〔----萨----县〕 aa³ hak¹ coi³ haa¹ saat³ hak¹ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Ā kè sài Hā sà kè zú zì zhì xiàn}

Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu