阿窿

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	cavity; hole
trad. (阿窿)		阿	窿
simp. #(阿窿)		阿	窿

Etymology

From 阿 + shortened form of Cantonese 大耳窿.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ālóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ lung¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-long

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ long¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ālóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: alóng
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-lung²
    • Yale: ā-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: along
    • Palladius: алун (alun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ lung¹
    • Yale: a lūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ lung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ lung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ lʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-long
    • Tâi-lô: a-long
    • Phofsit Daibuun: alofng
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ long¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a long
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ loŋ³³/

Noun

阿窿

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) loan shark

Synonyms

• 大耳窿 (dà'ěrlóng)

Descendants

• → English: Ah Long

Further reading

• Singaporean Mandarin Database