Cantonese words starting with A
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阿毛
aa3 mou4an old woman [colloquial]
阿母
aa3 mou5mother
阿姆哈拉
aa3 mou5 haa1 laai1Amhara (province, language and ethnic group of Ethiopia); Ethiopian
阿姆河
aa3 mou5 ho4Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming...
阿姆斯特丹
aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands
阿姆斯特朗
aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 long5surname Armstrong
阿妹
aa3 mui2younger sister
亞妹亚妹
aa3 mui6Little sister;little girl
亞目亚目
aa3 muk6suborder (taxonomy)
阿穆爾河阿穆尔河
aa3 muk6 ji5 ho4Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia)
阿穆爾州阿穆尔州
aa3 muk6 ji5 zau1Amur Oblast, in far eastern Russia
阿木林
aa3 muk6 lam4dullard
亞穆蘇克羅亚穆苏克罗
aa3 muk6 sou1 hak1 lo4Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)
亞們亚们
aa3 mun4Amon (son of Manasseh)
亞門亚门
aa3 mun4(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of...
阿們阿们
aa3 mun4(loanword) amen
阿門阿门
aa3 mun4(loanword) amen
阿蒙
aa3 mung4Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely...
亞奶亚奶
aa3 naai5Grandma
阿奶
aa3 naai5granny
阿囡
aa3 naam4honey (endearment in addressing a little girl)
阿難阿难
aa3 naan4Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
阿難陀阿难陀
aa3 naan4 to4Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
阿尼林
aa3 nei4 lam4(chemistry) (loanword) aniline
阿女
aa3 neoi2the appellation for one's daughter
亞女亚女
aa3 neoi5daughter, as called by her mother
阿佤
aa3 ngaa5Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
阿瓦里德
aa3 ngaa5 lei5 dak1Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
阿瓦魯阿阿瓦鲁阿
aa3 ngaa5 lou5 aa3Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands
阿瓦提
aa3 ngaa5 tai4see 阿瓦提縣|阿瓦提县[A1 wa3 ti2 Xian4]
阿瓦提縣阿瓦提县
aa3 ngaa5 tai4 jyun6Awat, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
阿魏
aa3 ngai6Ferula resin (used in TCM)
亞奀亚奀
aa3 ngan1Thin little boy
阿奀啊奀
aa3 ngan1someone who is thin, small and feeble
阿諾阿诺
aa3 nok6Arnold (name)
呀諾達呀诺达
aa3 nok6 daat6Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan
阿諾舒華辛力加阿诺舒华辛力加
aa3 nok6 syu1 waa4 san1 lik6 gaa1Arnold Schwarzenegger, an American actor, politician
亞努科維奇亚努科维奇
aa3 nou5 fo1 wai4 kei4Viktor Feyedov Yanukovych (1950-) Ukrainian politician
阿濃阿浓
aa3 nung4Ah Lung, a famous children books writer in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
阿皮亞阿皮亚
aa3 pei4 aa3Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa
阿片
aa3 pin3(loanword) opium
亞平寧亚平宁
aa3 ping4 ning4Apennine (Mountains)
阿飄阿飘
aa3 piu1(coll.) ghost (Tw)
亞婆亚婆
aa3 po4Grandma; Old lady
阿婆
aa3 po4mother's mother; grandmother
阿婆賽跑阿婆赛跑
aa3 po4 coi3 paau2one must quickly escape in any event [colloquial]
阿婆髻
aa3 po4 gai3a place in Guangdong, China; an old woman's top knot
阿普爾頓阿普尔顿
aa3 pou2 ji5 deon6Appleton (name)
阿普吐龍阿普吐龙
aa3 pou2 tou3 lung4apatosaurus; also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2]
阿莎力
aa3 saa1 lik6(coll.) straightforward; openhearted (Tw) (loanword from Japanese "assari")
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