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王爺

王爺

See also: 王爷

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (王爺)		王	爺
simp. (王爷)		王	爷

Noun

王爺

(archaic) A term of address and title for a prince.

Derived terms

小王爺／小王爷
灶王爺／灶王爷

王爺債／王爷债
祭王爺／祭王爷

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wángyé

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ je⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-yà
Min Nan (POJ): ông-iâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wángyé → wángye (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ → ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wang.ye
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ³⁵ i̯ɛ³⁵/ → /u̯ɑŋ³⁵ i̯ɛ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ je⁴
  - Yale: wòhng yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ je⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ iaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
  - IPA: /voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ (r)iaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
  - IPA: /voŋ¹¹ (j)i̯a¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: ông-iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ong'iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/