| 阿 | 547B10 32A.00-3 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄜ [e1] (*ㄚ [a1] , *ㄚˇ [a3] , *ㄚˋ [a4] ). | ||
| Fin. part. | See 啊 40A.00. | |||||
| N. | (1) (AC) Hillock. (2) (AC) Swamp, recess corner. (3) A surname. (4) (*[a4]) Used in translit. of foreign names: as 阿剌伯 Arabia, 阿根廷 Argentina, etc., (see Appendix E, geographical Names); in translit. of Buddhist terms, 阿 represents Sanskr. “a” sound, although commonly read in Peking as [e1] (Wade: [e4]), as 阿彌陀佛，阿難 Amita, Ananda. | |||||
| Pron. | (*[a4]) (Also in varying accents) prefix to familiar address (to father, mother, sister, etc.) in gen., a mother oft. employs term of address used by her child, as addressing husband's father as 阿翁 grandfather (from point of view of family), see compp.↓. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To flatter, gain favor, side with: 阿諂，阿諛，阿私，阿附 [e1chan3], [e1yU2], [e1si1], [e1fu4]↓. (2) U.f. 屙 52A.00, in 阿尿 to urinate. | |||||
| Excl. | (1) (*[a4]) U.f. 啊 40A.00. (2) (*[a3]) Excl. of unpleasant surprise: 阿，他死了嗎 oh, is he dead? | |||||
| Words | 1. 阿阿 *[a1a1], adj., as in 阿阿大笑 laugh out loud, guffaw, “aha!” 2. 阿保 [a1bao3], (1) v.t., (AC) to nurse (a child); (2) n., (AC) a nurse. 3. 阿鼻 *[a1bi2], n., (Budd.) the hell of uninterrupted torture, last and deepest of eight hot hells (from Sanskr. avici). 4. 阿伯 *[a4bo2], n., uncle (familiar address and self-reference). 5. 阿諂 [e1chan3], v.t., (LL) to flatter. 6. 阿黨 [e1dang3], v.i., (AC) to be partial. 7. 阿爹 *[a4die1], n., daddy (familiar address and self-reference). 8. 阿弟 *[a4di4], n., younger brother (familiar address). 9. 阿堵物 *[a4du3wu4], n., (1) (anc. coll., contempt.) that thing; n., (2) (LL allu.) money. 10. 阿父 *[a4fu4], n., (anc. coll.) father, also (AC) uncle (＝伯父,叔父). 11. 阿附 [e1fu4], v.t., to attach oneself to (some authority): 阿附權貴 to curry favor with those in power. 12. 阿芙蓉 [e1fu2rong2], n., (LL) opium. 13. 阿哥 *[a4ge1], n., (1) elder brother (familiar address and self-reference); (2) Manchu word for crown prince: 大阿哥. 14. 阿閣 [e1ge2], n., (AC) a pavilion surrounded with courtyards. 15. 阿姑 *[a4gu1]1, n., (1) auntie; (2) (AC, MC) husband's mother. 16. 阿家 *[a4gu1]2, n., (MC) see [a4gu1]1↑; 阿家翁 husband's parents; 阿家阿翁 husband’s father and mother: 不癡不聾，不作阿家 (阿) 翁 unless one pretends to know nothing and hear nothing, don't be a father-in-law or mother-in-law. 17. 阿公 *[a4gong1], n., (1) husband's father; (2) grandfather; (3) gen. address of an elderly person, see [a4weng4]↓. 18. 阿嗄 *[a1ha2], excl., aha! I see! You don't say! (exc. of surprise). 19. 阿好 [e1hao4], v.i., to curry favor, to assent to one party: 阿好之言 statement to please one side. 20. 阿訇 *[a4hong1], n., Moslem mullah. 21. 阿監 *[a4jian4], n., (MC) eunuch officer. 22. 阿膠 [e1jiao1], n., glue made from cowhide, produced in 阿縣 ([e1] county) in Shantung. 23. 阿姐 *[a4jie3], n., elder sister (familiiar address and self-reference). 24. 阿舅 *[a4jiu4], n., mother's brother. 25. 阿拉 *[a4la1], (1) n., (Mohammedan) Allah; *[a1la1], (2) (Ningpo dial., self-reference) me, I. 26. 阿拉伯 [a4la1bo2], n., Arabia; 阿拉伯數字 Arabic numerals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0; 阿拉伯文 Arabic language. 27. 阿蘭若 e1lan2re3, n., a Buddhist retreat, quiet abode (from Sanskr. aranya). 28. 阿羅漢 [e1luo2han4], n., [a2han1], arhat or [luo1han1] (羅漢) (from Sanskr. arhat). 29. 阿媽 *[a4ma1], n., (1) mamma; (2) (MC) also grandma. 30. 阿嘛 *[a4ma0], n., (Manchu) papa. 31. 阿妹 *[a4mei4], n., little sister. 32. 阿門 *[a4men0], n., (Christian) amen. 33. 阿米巴 *[a4mi2ba1], n., amoeba. 34. 阿彌陀佛 [e1mi2tou2fo0], n., Amitabha, Buddha of boundless light, or eternal life (from Sanskr. amitabha); 南無阿彌陀佛 Namo -- Blessed be, glory to Amitabha! 35. 阿摩尼亞 *[a4mo2ni2ya4], n., (chem.) ammonia. 36. 阿木林 *[a4mu4lin2], n., (Shang-hai, contempt.) a nitwit, dullard. 37. 阿母 *[a4mu3], n., (1) mamma; (2) (AC) also wet nurse. 38. 阿嬭（奶） *[a4nai3], n., (term of respect for elderly woman) mother, grandmother or wet nurse. 39. 阿難 [e1nan2], n, (Budd.) Ananda, the most learned disciple of Buddha. 40. 阿娘 *[a4nian2], n., mother, much used in MC literature. 41. 阿尼林 *[a4ni2lin2], n., aniline dye. 42. 阿奴 *[a4nu2], n., (MC) term of endearment for little child or younger brother, like “little rascal” (lit. “little slave”). 43. 阿儂 *[a4nong2], n., (Shang-hai) I, myself. 44. 阿旁 [e1pang2], n., (Budd.) ox-head torturers in Hades. 45. 阿片 *[a4pian4], n., opium (usu. wr. 鴉片). 46. 阿婆 *[a4po2], n., term of respect for elderly woman. 47. 阿闍梨 [e1she2li2], n., spiritual teacher, master, perceptor (from Snaskr. acarya). 48. 阿香 *[a4xiang1], n., (myth.) girl driver of the chariot of God of Thunder: 阿香車 such chariot. 49. 阿咸 [a4xian2], n., (LL) nephew (allu. to 阮咸, nephew of 阮藉). 50. 阿修羅 [e1xiu1luo2], n., (Budd.) a frightful demon (from Sanskr. asura). 51. 阿誰 *[a4shui2], pron., (LL & modn.) who: 阿誰之過 whose fault is it? 52. 阿叔 *[a4shu2], n., uncle (familiar address and self-reference). 53. 阿兄 *[a4xiong1], n., elder brother (familiar address and self-reference). 54. 阿私 [e1si1], v.i., to be partial to one's own. 55. 阿司匹靈 *[a4si1pi1lin2], n., (translit.) aspirin. 56. 阿嚏 *[a1ti4], n., (sound of) sneeze: 打阿嚏 to sneeze. 57. 阿姊 *[a4zi3], n., elder sister (familiar address and self-reference), (also pr. [a4jie3], and wr. 阿姐). 58. 阿魏 [e1wei4], n., (bot.) Ferula scorodosma. 59. 阿翁 *[a4weng1], n., see [a4gong1]↑. 60. 阿物兒 *[a4wu4er0], n., (familiar, facet.) “this thing,”meaning a person. 61. 阿呀 *[a1ya1], excl., oh! oh! (cry of pain or surprise). 62. 阿耶 (爺) *[a4ye2], n., (AC, coll.) papa, also grandpa. 63. 阿姨 *[a4yi2], n., (familiar address or self-refeernce) mother’s sister, wife's sister, auntie or nursemaid. 64. 阿喲 *[a1yo1], oh! oh! --a groan. 65. 阿諛 [e1yU2] v.i., to flatter, toady. | |||||