阿ger
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (阿ger) |
阿 | ger | |
Etymology
阿 (aa3, “prefix for names”) + clipping of English manager.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 zoe4
- Yale: a jèuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 dzoe4
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 zê4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ t͡sœː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
阿ger
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) manager
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 經理 (“manager”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 經理 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 經理 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 經理 |
| Hong Kong | 經理, 阿ger | |
| Taishan | 經理 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 經理 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 經理 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 經理 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 經理 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 經理 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 經理 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 經理 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 經理, 阿大, 阿大先生, 當手 |
| Suzhou | 經理, 大先生 | |