奧援

Chinese

		obscure; mysterious	to help; to assist; to aid
trad. (奧援)		奧	援
simp. (奥援)		奥	援

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àoyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ou³ wun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ò-oān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àoyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àoyuán
    • Wade–Giles: ao⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: àu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awyuan
    • Palladius: аоюань (aojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ou³ wun⁴
    • Yale: ou wùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ wun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ou³ wun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ wuːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-oān
    • Tâi-lô: Ò-uān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oiroan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /o²¹⁻⁵³ uan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ uan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ uan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ uan³³/

Noun

奧援

1. (literary, chiefly derogatory, among officials) hidden ally; powerful support; support; backup