阿生

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (阿生)		阿	生

Etymology

Clipping of 先生 (xiānshēng).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ saang¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ saang¹
    • Yale: a sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ saːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

阿生

1. (Cantonese) mister (form of address for a male stranger)