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阿Q

阿Q

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
simp. and trad. (阿Q)		阿	Q

Adjective

阿Q

foolish

Noun

阿Q

foolish person

Derived terms

阿Q精神 (Ā-Q jīngshén)

Etymology

From the name of the main character in Lu Xun's novella The True Story of Ah Q (《阿Q正傳》/《阿Q正传》) who believes his defeats are victories.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Ā-qiū, Ā-kiū, Ā-guì, Ā-kǜ

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄑㄧㄡ, ㄚㄎㄧㄡ, ㄚㄍㄨㄟˋ, ㄚㄎㄩˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ā-Q
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄑㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: achiou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ā-kiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄎㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: akiou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ā-guì
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aguey
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ā-kǜ
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄎㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: akiw
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ kʰy⁵¹/