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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wángye, wángyé

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

(Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁵ ia⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángye
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángye̊
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-yeh⁵
  - Yale: wáng-ye
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wang.ie
  - Palladius: ванъе (vanʺje)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángyé
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-yeh²
  - Yale: wáng-yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangye
  - Palladius: ванъе (vanʺje)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ je⁴
  - Yale: wòhng yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ yé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ iaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ (r)iaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ (j)i̯a¹¹/
Southern Min
- (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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uang⁵ ia⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng iâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

Noun

王爺

(archaic) A term of address and title for a prince.
(Southern Min) An honorific title to refer to deities by some people.
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) tyrant; domineering person

Derived terms

小王爺／小王爷
王爺債／王爷债
王爺府／王爷府 (wángyefǔ)
祭王爺／祭王爷

Adjective

王爺

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) tyrannical; domineering

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