阿 (aa3) — used in transliteration in Cantonese
aa˗₃阿Mandarin Pinyin: ai1
Meaning of 阿
nounused in transliteration
nounprefix to a name or term of address | [variant] 亞
Example Sentences with 阿
唔知阿蓮要去唔去。
Not sure whether Ah Lin wants to go or not.
阿媽同我女朋友傾到好投契
My mom and girlfriend are having such a kindred conversation.
阿妹的歌首首都膾炙人口
A-mei's songs are all widely known.
aa˗₃阿baaˎ₄爸aa阿maaˉ¹媽jatˍ₆日jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都heoi˗₃去sanˎ₄晨wanˍ₆運。
Papa and mama go exercising every morning.
aa˗₃阿maˉ¹媽gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日bouˉ¹煲zoˊ²咗tongˉ¹湯。
Mum has cooked soup today.
Words Containing 阿
阿爾卑斯山aa3 ji5 bei1 si1 saan1
Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland
街市阿伯gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3
a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
阿福阿壽aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6
every Tom, Dick, and Harry [syn.]張三李四；阿貓阿狗
阿貓aa3 maau1
a merchant that accepts and sells stolen loot
阿米巴aa3 mei5 baa1
amoeba
阿門aa3 mun4
Amen (loanword) [Var.] 阿們
阿姐aa3 ze1
"trolley girl" in Chinese restaurant 茶樓 or 酒樓
阿奀aa3 ngan1
a thin and small person (generally a child); an emaciated, feeble person
阿貓阿狗aa3 maau1 aa3 gai2
an indefinite person, "anyone", "whoever"
阿聯酋aa3 lyun4 jau4
United Arab Emirates, abbreviation for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國
阿姑aa3 gu1
aunt (paternal)
阿飛aa3 fei1
referring to a
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