阿吱阿咗 (aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1 | ) : nag, moan, whine or argue

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阿吱阿咗

aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1

[1] nag, moan, whine or argue
[2] backtalk or complain too much

1. 咗 is borrowed for its sound, hence not marked as zo21.
2. Variant forms of this term include 阿支阿左, 阿支阿咗, 阿姊阿祖, etc.
3. For the origin of this term, see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

阿吱阿咗

This word has been viewed 5327 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 28th Feb 2007 14:46 and last edited on 20th Nov 2013 01:38

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Characters in this word:

阿 aa3 o1 - prefix to a name; flatter
吱 zi1 - squeak; chirp; creak; screech
阿 aa3 o1 - prefix to a name; flatter
咗 zo2 - already

2 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

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

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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