阿聯

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (阿聯)		阿	聯
simp. (阿联)		阿	联

Etymology

UAE; United Arab Emirates: Short for 阿拉伯聯合大公國／阿拉伯联合大公国 (Ālābó Liánhé Dàgōngguó).
UAR; United Arab Republic: Short for 阿拉伯聯合共和國／阿拉伯联合共和国.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ālián

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ lyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): A-liân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ālián
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Alián
  - Wade–Giles: A¹-lien²
  - Yale: Ā-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Alian
  - Palladius: Алянь (Aljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ lyun⁴
  - Yale: a lyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ lyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ lün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ lyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-liân
  - Tâi-lô: A-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: alieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³/

Proper noun

阿聯

(Taiwan) UAE; United Arab Emirates
(Mainland China, historical) UAR; United Arab Republic

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 (“United Arab Emirates”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	阿拉伯聯合大公國, 阿聯, 阿聯酋
	Malaysia	阿聯酋
	Singapore	阿聯酋
Cantonese	Hong Kong	阿拉伯聯合酋長國, 阿聯酋
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿拉伯聯合酋長國
	Quanzhou	阿拉伯聯合酋長國
	Zhangzhou	阿拉伯聯合酋長國