阿倌
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
a groom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (阿倌) |
阿 | 倌 | |
| alternative forms | 阿官 阿瓜 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-koaⁿ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Penang, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-koaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: a-kuann
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'kvoaf
- IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
- IPA (Penang): /a³³⁻²¹ kuã³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Penang, Singapore)
Noun
阿倌
- (Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) hermaphrodite
- (Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) male prostitute
- (Singapore Hokkien, derogatory) transgender woman
Synonyms
- (hermaphrodite):
- (male prostitute):
Dialectal synonyms of 男妓 (“male prostitute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男妓, 妓男, 男娼 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子 |
| Taiwan | 男妓, 牛郎, 鴨 | |
| Malaysia | 鴨 | |
| Singapore | 鴨 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 崽娃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的, 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 半截腸子不裝屎的, 相公, 相姑 |
| Chengdu (Xindu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Chengdu (Pidu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 屁股蟲 | |
| Chengdu (Wenjiang) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Chengdu (Shuangliu) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 妖童 | |
| Chengdu (Xinjin) | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 妖童, 屁兒蟲 | |
| Jintang | 㚻子, 賣溝子的, 賣籮篼的, 妖童, 妖哥子, 相公 | |
| Pengzhou | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的, 妖哥子 | |
| Dujiangyan | 賣屁兒的, 相公 | |
| Chongzhou | 妖哥, 妖兒童 | |
| Dayi | 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 屁兒蟲 | |
| Pujiang | 賣屁兒的, 賣溝子的 | |
| Qionglai | 賣溝子的, 妖哥子, 屁兒蟲, 跩哥 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契弟, 脂粉大相 |
| Hong Kong | 男妓, 鴨 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 桃脯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契弟, 阿倌 |
| Taipei | 龜精 GT, 鹿仔 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴨, 阿倌 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 屁精, 兔子 |
| Suzhou | 相公 | |
| Jinhua | 雄婊子 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 幺它 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
- (transgender woman):
Dialectal synonyms of 變性人 (“transsexual person”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 變性人 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 變性人, 人妖 |
| Singapore | 人妖 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lancang | 人妖 |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | กะเทย, 變性人, 人妖, 二姨媽 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | กะเทย, 變性人, 人妖 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 人妖, กะเทย | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 人妖, กะเทย | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 人妖 |
| Hong Kong | 變性人, 人妖 | |
| Rongxian | 人妖 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 人妖 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 人妖 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 人妖 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 人妖 | |
| Móng Cái | 變性人 | |
| Bangkok (Guangfu) | 人妖, กะเทย | |
| Betong (Rongxian) | 人妖, กะเทย | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 變性人 |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 人妖 | |
| Bangkok (Jiexi) | 人妖, กะเทย, ตุ๊ด | |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿倌 male to female |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 人妖, 半男女, กะเทย | |
| Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 人妖 | |
| Hat Yai (Teochew) | 人妖 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 半公母 | |