阿亞圖拉

See also: 阿亚图拉

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿亞圖拉)		阿	亞	圖	拉
simp. (阿亚图拉)		阿	亚	图	拉

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه‎ (ʾāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): āyàtúlā

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ aa³ tou⁴ laai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: āyàtúlā
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayahtwulha
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ i̯a̠⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ la̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ aa³ tou⁴ laai¹
  - Yale: a a tòuh lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ aa³ tou⁴ laai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ a³ tou⁴ lai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑː³³ ɑː³³ tʰou̯²¹ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

阿亞圖拉

ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)

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