阿 (aa3 o1 | a1 e1) : prefix to a name; flatter

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阿

aa3 o1

a1 e1

[粵] aa3 | [國] ai1
[1] [n] prefix to a name or term of address | [variant] 亞
[2] [n] used in transliteration

[粵] o1 | [國] e1
[v] curry favour with; flatter; pander to

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

阿

This word has been viewed 23506 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jul 2013 06:02

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阿伯 aa3 baak3 = uncle (father's older brother); polite way of addressing an older person 粵

阿叔 aa3 suk1 = uncle (father's younger brother) 粵

阿婆 aa3 po4 = grandmother (maternal); polite way of addressing an old lady 粵

阿嬸 aa3 sam2 = aunt (wife of father's younger brother); polite way of addressing wife of 阿叔 (uncle) 粵

阿嫂 aa3 sou2 = sister-in-law (brother's wife); polite way of addressing a friend's wife 粵

阿哥 aa3 go1 a1 ge1 = older brother 粵

阿妹 aa3 mui6*2; aa3 mui6*1 a1 mei4 = younger sister; an unmarried girl

阿爺 aa3 je4 = grandfather (paternal) 粵

阿姨 aa3 ji4*1 a1 yi2 = aunt (mother's younger sister); honorary auntie

阿嫲 aa3 maa4 = grandmother (paternal) 粵

阿公 aa3 gung1 = grandfather (maternal) 粵

阿姑 aa3 gu1 = aunt (paternal) 粵

阿星 aa3 sing1 = refers to an Indian or Pakistani (lit., "Mr Singh")

阿門 aa3 mun4 a3 men2 = Amen (loanword)

阿乜誰 aa3 mat1 seoi4*2 = Mr So-and-So 粵

阿嬷 aa3 maa4 = paternal grandmother 粵

阿富汗 aa3 fu3 hon6 a1 fu4 han4 = Afghanistan

阿根廷 aa3 gan1 ting4 a1 gen1 ting2 = Argentina

阿彌陀佛 o1 nei4 to4 fat6 e1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 = Amitabha Buddha

阿拉伯語 aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 = Arabic (language)

阿姐 aa3 ze2*1 a3 jie3 = sister (elder)

阿斯匹靈 aa3 si1 pat1 ling4 a3 si1 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

大阿哥 daai6 aa3 go1 da4 a3 ge1 = Manchu word for crown prince

阿差 aa3 caa1 = Indian/Pakistani person in HK (derogatory) 粵

阿頭 aa3 tau4*2 = boss

阿豬阿狗 aa5 zyu1 aa5 gau2 = "Tom, Dick, and Harry"

阿舅 aa3 kau5 = mother's brother

阿媽 aa3 maa1 = mamma

阿爹 aa3 de1 = daddy (familiar address and self-reference)

阿母 aa3 mou5*2 = mamma

阿仔 aa3 zai2 = boy

阿家 aa3 gaa1 = husband's mother, auntie

阿阿大笑 aa3 aa3 daai6 siu3 = laugh out loud

阿司匹林 aa3 si1 pat1 lam4 a1 si1 pi3 lin2 = aspirin

阿米巴 aa3 mei5 baa1 = amoeba

阿飛 aa3 fei1 a1 fei1 = a juvenile delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan

阿伯丁 aa3 baak3 ding1 a1 bo2 ding1 = Aberdeen, Scotland

阿森一族 aa3 sam1 jat1 zuk6 = "The Simpsons"

阿飛的 aa3 fei1 dik1 a1 fei1 de5 = [adj] dude 國

阿米巴痢疾 aa3 mei5 baa1 lei6 zat6 a1 mi3 ba1 li4 ji5 = amoebic dysentery

阿諛 o1 jyu4 = [v] to flatter; [n] flattery

阿諛奉承 o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 e1 yu2 feng4 cheng2 = curry favour with

阿吱阿咗 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1 = nag, moan, whine or argue 粵

阿爸 aa3 baa1*4 = daddy (爸爸) 粵

阿跛 aa3 bai1 a1 bo2 = an insult referring to a crippled person (lit., "Mister Lame")

阿保阿勝 aa3 bou2 aa3 sing3 = anybody

阿太 aa3 taai3 = great grandmother

阿大 aa3 daai6 = a gang boss, a triad big brother

阿駝 aa3 to4*2 = a hunchbacked person

阿狗阿貓 aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1 = anybody (lit., "Mister Dog, Mister Cat")

阿二 aa3 ji6*2 = second wife; mistress

阿麗 aa3 lai6 = a nightclub hostess

阿孻 aa3 laai1 = playname from parents to youngest child 粵

阿茂 aa3 mau6 = a stupid person; referring to someone as "Mr. Stupid" 粵

阿奀 aa3 ngan1 = a thin and small person (generally a child); an emaciated, feeble person 粵

阿生 aa3 saang1 = Mister (先生)

阿細 aa3 sai3*2 = familiar name for father's concubine or second wife

阿SIR aa3 SIR = sir (as loanword) 粵

阿崩 aa3 bang1 = a person with a harelip or lacking front teeth

阿叉 aa3 caa1 = Indian/Pakistani person in HK (derogatory) 粵

阿斗官 aa3 dau2 gun1 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family

阿丁 aa3 ding1 = a stupid person

阿肥 aa3 fei4*2 = a fat or obese person (lit., "Mister Fatty")

阿瓜 aa3 gwaa1 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family (also 瓜四)

阿妗 aa3 kam5 = wife of mother's brother 粵

阿乜人 aa3 mat1 jan4 = someone (某某) 粵

阿謬 aa3 mau6 = a stupid person (also 阿茂)

阿奶 aa3 naai5*1 = granny

阿女 aa3 neoi5*2 = play name for parents to a young daughter

阿啞 aa3 ngaa2 = a mute person

阿婆髻 aa3 po4 gai3 = an old woman's topknot; Po Gai, a placename

阿壽 aa3 sau6 = a stupid person

阿聲 aa3 seng1 = Mister (先生)

阿傻 aa3 so4 = a fool

阿燦 aa3 caan3 = a mainlander who comes to HK 粵

阿福 aa3 fuk1 = a fool (lit., "Mister Lucky")

阿支阿咗 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1 = variant of 阿吱阿咗粵

阿支阿左 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1 = variant of 阿吱阿咗

阿四 aa3 sei3 = worker, labourer 粵

唔使問阿貴 m4 sai2 man6 aa3 gwai3 = no need to ask 粵

街市阿嬸 gaai1 si5 aa3 sam2 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping "auntie" 粵

街市阿伯 gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male 粵

街市阿叔 gaai1 si5 aa3 suk1 = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male 粵

維園阿伯 wai4 jyun4*2 aa3 baak3 = the Uncles of Victoria Park, loudmouth cursing protesting men 粵

維園阿叔 wai4 jyun4*2 aa3 suk1 = the Uncles of Victoria Park, loudmouth cursing protesting men 粵

阿們 aa3 mun4 a3 men2 = Amen (loanword)

阿士匹靈 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4 a3 shi4 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

阿哩吉諦 o1 li1 gat1 dai3 = to get into a predicament 粵

阿豬 aa3 zyu1 = a stupid person (lit., "Mr. Pig") 粵

阿六 aa3 luk6 = goose meat (lit., "Mr. Six") 粵

阿喱 aa3 lei1 = a pickpocket 粵

阿貓阿狗 aa3 maau1 aa3 gai2 = an indefinite person, "anyone", "whoever" 粵

阿蛇 aa3 se4 = sir (ah-SIR); a male teacher, policeman, etc. 粵

阿某某 aa3 mau5 mau5 = Mr. So-and-So; an indefinite way of referring to sb 粵

阿兆 aa3 siu6 = a pickpocket, a swindler (lit., "Mr. Trillion") 粵

阿一 aa3 jat1 = the top boss (lit., "Mr. One") 粵

阿一哥 aa3 jat1 go1 = a boss, a leader, a chief; the chief of police 粵

阿Sir aa3 soe4 = Sir 粵

阿崩叫狗 aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2 = to not listen to others, to go one's way 粵

阿蘭賣豬 aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1 = to sell something under price, because you lost some chance 粵

阿貓 aa3 maau1 a1 mao1 = a merchant that accepts and sells stolen loot 粵

阿駝都畀佢激直 aa3 to4*2 dou1 bei2 keoi5 gik1 zik6 a1 tuo2 dou1 bi4 qu2 ji1 zhi2 = to be infuriated (to the point that a humpback's back would straighten out) 粵

阿福阿壽 aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6 a1 fu2 a1 shou4 = every Tom, Dick, and Harry 粵

阿爾巴尼亞 aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Albania

阿爾及利亞 aa3 ji5 kap6 lei6 aa3 a1 er3 ji2 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Algeria

阿塞拜疆 aa3 coi3 baai3 goeng1 a1 sai4 bai4 jiang1 = Azerbaijan

阿曼 o1 maan6 a1 man4 = Oman

沙特阿拉伯 saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3 sha1 te4 a1 la1 bo2 = Saudi Arabia

沙烏地阿拉伯 saa1 wu1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3 sha1 wu1 di4 a4 la1 bo2 = Saudi Arabia

阿拉伯聯合酋長國 aa3 laai1 baak3 lyun4 hap6 jau4 zoeng2 gwok3 a1 la1 bo2 lian2 he2 qiu2 chang2 guo2 = United Arab Emirates

瓦努阿圖 ngaa5 nou5 aa3 tou4 wa3 nu3 a1 tu2 = Vanuatu

阿拉伯 aa3 laai1 baak3 a1 la1 bo2 = Arabian, Arabic, Arab

阿拉伯利比亞民眾國 aa3 laai1 baak3 lei6 bei2 aa3 man4 zung3 gwok3 a1 la1 bo2 li4 bi3 ya4 min2 zhong4 guo2 = Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

阿拉伯敘利亞共和國 aa3 laai1 baak3 zeoi6 lei6 aa3 gung6 wo4 gwok3 a1 la1 bo2 xu4 li4 ya4 gong4 he2 guo2 = Syrian Arab Republic

阿華田 o1 waa4 tin4 = Ovaltine

邁阿美 maai6 aa3 mei5 = Miami

阿姆斯特丹 aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1 e1 mu3 si1 te4 dan1 = Amsterdam

阿房宮 o1 pong4 gung1 = E-P'ang Palace

阿富汗的 o1 fu3 hon6 dik1 a1 fu4 han4 de5 = [adj] Afghan 國

阿拉伯語的 aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 dik1 a1 la1 bo2 yu3 de5 = [adj] Arabic 國

阿根廷的 aa3 gan1 ting4 dik1 a1 gen1 ting2 de5 = [adj] Argentine 國

阿爾及利亞的 aa3 ji5 kap6 lei6 aa3 dik1 a1 er2 ji2 li4 ya4 de5 = Algerian 國

阿爾巴尼亞的 aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 dik1 a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Albanian 國

阿米巴的 aa3 mai5 baa1 dik1 a1 mi4 ba1 de5 = [adj] amoebic 國

阿拉伯學者 aa3 laai1 baak3 hok6 ze2 a1 la1 bo2 xue2 zhe3 = [n] Arabist

阿拉伯數字 aa3 laai1 baak3 sou3 zi6 a1 la1 bo2 shu4 zu4 = [n] Arabic numbers

阿拉伯馬 aa3 laai1 baak3 maa5 a1 la1 bo2 ma3 = [n] Arab

阿巴嘎旗 aa3 baa1 gaa1 kei4 a1 ba1 ga1 qi2 = Abaga qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

阿克蘇 aa3 hak1 sou1 a1 ke4 su1 = Aksu (place in Xinjiang)

阿克蘇地區 aa3 hak1 sou1 dei6 keoi1 a1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1 = Aksu district (district in Xinjiang)

阿克陶 aa3 hak1 tou4 a1 ke4 tao2 = Aketao (place in Xinjiang)

阿合奇 aa3 hap6 kei4 a1 he2 qi2 = Aheqi (place in Xinjiang)

阿勒泰 aa3 lak6 taai3 a1 le4 tai4 = Altay

阿勒泰地區 aa3 lak6 taai3 dei6 keoi1 a1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1 = Altay district (district in Xinjiang)

阿里山鄉 aa3 lei5 saan1 hoeng1 a1 li3 shan1 xiang1 = Alishan (village in Taiwan)

阿蓮鄉 aa3 lin4 hoeng1 a1 lian2 xiang1 = Alien (village in Taiwan)

阿魯科爾沁旗 aa3 lou5 fo1 ji5 sam3 kei4 a1 lu3 ke1 er3 qin4 qi2 = Aluke'erqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

阿瓦提 aa3 ngaa5 tai4 a1 wa3 ti2 = Awati (place in Xinjiang)

阿城 aa3 sing4 a1 cheng2 = Acheng

阿榮旗 aa3 wing4 kei4 a1 rong2 qi2 = Arongqi (place in Heilongjiang)

阿茲台克 aa3 zi1 toi4 hak1 = Aztec

東阿 dung1 aa3 dong1 e1 = Dong'e (place in Shandong)

阿拉伯共同市場 aa3 laai1 baak3 gung6 tung4 si5 coeng4 = Arab Common Market

阿拉伯激進人士 aa3 laai1 baak3 gik1 zeon3 jan4 si6 = Arab radicals

阿拉伯海 aa3 laai1 baak3 hoi2 = Arabian Sea

阿當 aa3 dong1 = Adam, Adams

阿拉 aa3 laai1 = Allah

阿拉伯文 aa3 laai1 baak3 man4*2 = Arabic (language)

阿拉斯加 aa3 laai1 si1 gaa1 = Alaska

阿爾巴尼亞山脈 aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 saan1 mak6 = the Albanian Alps

金山阿伯 gam1 saan1 aa3 baak3 = an old Chinese man living in the US for many years (lit., "Gold Mountain uncle")

阿拉巴馬 aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5 a1 la1 ba1 ma3 = Alabama (U.S. state)

沙地阿拉伯 saa1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3 = Saudia Arabia (alternate form)

阿里巴巴 aa3 lei5 baa1 baa1 a3 li3 ba1 ba1 = Ali Baba, Alibaba

阿茂整餅 aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2 = doing something pointless; a stupid action 粵

阿拉伯半島 aa3 laai1 baak3 bun3 dou2 a1 la1 bo2 ban4 dao3 = Arabian Peninsula

阿迪達斯 aa3 dik6 daat6 si1 a1 di2 da2 si1 = adidas

阿裡 aa3 lei5 a1 li3 = Ali; Ali-, Ari (in transliterations)

阿滋海默症 aa3 zi1 hoi2 mak6 zing3 a1 zi1 hai3 mo4 zheng4 = Alzheimer's disease

阿耳茨海默氏病 aa3 ji5 ci4 hoi2 mak6 si6 beng6 a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 shi4 bing4 = Alzheimer's disease

巴士阿叔事件 baa1 si6*2 aa3 suk1 si6 gin6*2 = the bus uncle 粵

阿拉丁 aa3 laai1 ding1 a3 la1 ding1 = Aladdin

阿肯色 aa3 hang2 sik1 a1 ken3 se4 = Arkansas

阿羅漢 aa3 lo4 hon3 a1 luo2 han4 = Arhat, Luohan, Buddhist saint

阿修羅 aa3 sau1 lo4 a1 xiu1 luo2 = Asura; deities; demigods

阿六切仔麵 aa3 luk6 cit3 zai2 min6 = ah-liu noodles

阿偉 aa3 wai5 = refers to sb who is not a triad member 粵

阿特拉斯 aa3 dak6 laai1 si1 a1 te4 la1 si1 = Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology); Atlas mountains of north Africa

拳王阿里 kyun4 wong4 aa3 lei5 quan2 wang2 a3 li3 = Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay

阿聾送殯 aa3 lung4 sung3 ban3 = not listening, not complying 粵

阿聾燒炮 aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3 = to come to nothing; to end relationship 粵

阿駝行路 aa3 to4*2 haang4 lou6 = so-so; passable 粵

阿蘭嫁阿瑞 aa3 laan4 gaa3 aa3 seoi6 = drag sb into trouble along with oneself 粵

阿聯酋 aa3 lyun4 jau4 a1 lian2 qiu2 = United Arab Emirates

阿二靚湯 aa3 ji6*2 leng3 tong1 = second wife's tasty soup 粵

阿爾卑斯山 aa3 ji5 bei1 si1 saan1 a1 er3 bei1 si1 shan1 = Alps (mountains)

阿諾舒華辛力加 aa3 nok6 syu1 waa4 san1 lik6 gaa1 = Arnold Schwarzenegger

阿部力 aa3 bou6 lik6 a1 bu4 li4 = Tsuyoshi Abe

阿壩 aa3 baa3 a1 ba4 = Ngawa, ch. Aba (town in Kham prov. of Tibet, pres. Sichuan)

阿拉木圖 aa3 laai1 muk6 tou4 a1 la1 mu4 tu2 = Almaty

利比亞阿拉伯航空公司 lei6 bei2 aa3 aa3 laai1 baak3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 li4 bi3 ya4 a1 la1 bo2 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = Libyan Arab Airlines

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阿爸阿媽日日都去晨運。粵
Papa and mama go exercising every morning.

阿媽今日煲咗湯。粵
Mum has cooked soup today.

我屋企有阿爸、阿媽、阿哥同我。粵
My home has father, mother, brother and me.

阿媽今晚唔煮飯，要食自己。粵
Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own.
[Usually mother cooks at home every night. If she does not cook, it implies that she is out at night, so the entire family has to think about the dinner stuff.]

阿媽去咗超級市場買嘢。粵
Mum has gone shopping in a supermarket.

唔知阿蓮要去唔去。粵
Not sure whether Ah Lin wants to go or not.

阿媽同我女朋友傾到好投契粵
My mom and girlfriend are having such a kindred conversation.

阿媽鬧人中氣十足。粵
Mum can scold people very loudly

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

阿妹的歌首首都膾炙人口國
A-mei's songs are all widely known.

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