阿蓮

See also: 阿莲

Chinese

Etymology 1

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		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	lotus
trad. (阿蓮)		阿	蓮
simp. (阿莲)		阿	莲
alternative forms		阿嗹／阿𪡏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ālián

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ lin⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): A-lian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ālián
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Alián
  - Wade–Giles: A¹-lien²
  - Yale: Ā-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Alian
  - Palladius: Алянь (Aljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ lin⁴
  - Yale: a lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ lin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ liːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-lian
  - Tâi-lô: A-lian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aliefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ liɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴/

Proper noun

阿蓮

(～區) Alian (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Descendants

→ English: Alian, Alien

Etymology 2

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	lotus
trad. (阿蓮)		阿	蓮
simp. (阿莲)		阿	莲

Formerly a common Chinese female name.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-liân

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-liân
  - Tâi-lô: a-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: alieen
  - IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

Noun

阿蓮

(Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien, slang, derogatory) A young ethnic Chinese woman, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Synonyms

阿花 (a-hoe)
(male equivalent) 阿明 (a-bêng), 阿成 (a-sêng)

Descendants

→ English: Ah Lian