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阿明
  aa3 ming4; aa3 beng2   jyutping
[1] aa3 ming4: Ah Ming ("Ming!")
[2] aa3 beng2: Ah Beng, a term commonly given to a member of a group of young Chinese men in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese men, whose age range from their early teens to late 20s, usually centralise in the busier and more developed cities in the region, but are usually seen as originating from smaller or more rural towns. Ah Bengs typically speak local slang, which is Hokkien or Cantonese mixed with English and Malay, such as Manglish or Singlish. They are often stereotypically portrayed to be anti-intellectual, superficial and materialistic and shallow. These values often lead to a lack of culture or indulgence in criminal activity or being involved in brawling or arguing out of disagreements with other people. [source: Wikipedia]

"beng2" as a reading for is not Cantonese, this is a Hokkien term used directly as a loanword. 阿明 are also known as 啦啦仔.
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noun

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
阿明

This word has been viewed 3649 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Jul 2008 20:53 and last edited on 26th May 2010 07:06
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 aa3 o1  -  prefix to a name; flatter
 ming4  -  bright, clear

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detail 如果阿明真係一個超人⋯⋯唔會米田共返嚟屋企重要走廊地板都係死人⋯⋯
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 …
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