阿窿

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	cavity; hole
trad. (阿窿)		阿	窿
simp. ^#(阿窿)		阿	窿

Etymology

From 阿 + shortened form of Cantonese 大耳窿.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ālóng

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ lung¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): a-long

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ long¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ālóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: alóng
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-lung²
  - Yale: ā-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: along
  - Palladius: алун (alun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ lung¹
  - Yale: a lūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ lung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ lung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ lʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-long
  - Tâi-lô: a-long
  - Phofsit Daibuun: alofng
  - IPA (Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹ long¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a long
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ loŋ³³/

Noun

阿窿

(Malaysia, Singapore) loan shark

Synonyms

大耳窿 (dà'ěrlóng)

Descendants

→ English: Ah Long

Further reading

Singaporean Mandarin Database

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