阿舍

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	residence
simp. and trad. (阿舍)		阿	舍

Etymology

Short for 舍人 (shèrén, “children of nobles”).

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Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): a-sià

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ sia³

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sià
  - Tâi-lô: a-sià
  - Phofsit Daibuun: asiax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ sia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹ sia³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a sià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ sia²¹³/

Noun

阿舍

(Southern Min) profligate son of rich parents; fop; dandy; playboy

Synonyms

紈絝子弟／纨绔子弟 (wánkùzǐdì)
(Hokkien) 阿舍囝

Verb

阿舍

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to squander freely other people's money

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