阿明

阿明

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (阿明)		阿	明

Etymology

Formerly a common Chinese male name.

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): a-bêng

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: a-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'beeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² beŋ²⁴/

Noun

阿明

1. (Singapore and Malaysia Hokkien, slang, derogatory) A young ethnic Chinese man, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Synonyms

• 阿成 (a-sêng)
• (female equivalent) 阿蓮／阿莲 (a-liân)
• (female equivalent) 阿花 (a-hoe)

Descendants

• English: Ah Beng