阿旺曲培

Traditional form:

阿旺曲培

Pinyin (reading):

Awàng Qūpéi

Definitions:

• Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 旺 - to flourish, to prosper; prosperous
• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 培 - to cultivate, to farm; to shore up

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 旺 - to flourish, to prosper; prosperous
• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 培 - to cultivate, to farm; to shore up