阿成

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
simp. and trad. (阿成)		阿	成

Etymology

Formerly a common Chinese male name.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-sêng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sêng
    • Tâi-lô: a-sîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aseeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² seŋ²⁴/

Noun

阿成

1. (Singapore and Malaysian 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

• 阿明 (a-bêng)
• (female equivalent) 阿蓮／阿莲 (a-liân), 阿花 (a-hoe)

Descendants

• English: Ah Seng