阿星

阿星

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿星)		阿	星
alternative forms		亞星／亚星

Etymology

From 阿 (“prefix to names of people”) + Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “Singh (surname)”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ sing¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ sing¹
    • Yale: a sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /äː³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

阿星

1. (Cantonese) South Asian person, especially a Sikh