阿花

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (阿花)		阿	花
simp. #(阿花)		阿	花

Etymology

Formerly a common Chinese female name.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-hoe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-hoe
    • Tâi-lô: a-hue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'hoef
    • IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

Noun

阿花

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

Synonyms

• 阿蓮／阿莲 (a-liân)
• (male equivalent) 阿明 (a-bêng), 阿成 (a-sêng)

Descendants

• English: Ah Huay