阿瓜

Chinese

phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (阿瓜) 阿 瓜
simp. #(阿瓜) 阿 瓜

Etymology

From Hokkien 阿倌 (a-koaⁿ)

Pronunciation

Noun

阿瓜

  1. (Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese) hermaphrodite
  2. (Singapore Cantonese) male prostitute
  3. (Singapore Cantonese, derogatory) transgender woman
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