阿育王

Ā yù wáng

Dictionary entry

Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC

What does 阿育王 mean?

阿育王 (Ā yù wáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"育yùto have children · to raise or bring up 王Wángsurname Wang

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Ā yù wáng

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