Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ah lian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: ah lian
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Among the ah bengs and ah lians, the mats and the minahs, the young expats and the backpackers, he stood out like a dozen guys on a male-only dance floor singing Dancing Queen (I'll never forgive Blur for ruining my 21st birthday)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿蓮 /阿莲 (a-liân).

Word Breakdown

Root: 阿蓮

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

Ah Lians (plural)

Phrases

Ah Huay Ah Beng Ah Seng ah kua Ah Long ah pui Ah Tiong mat rempit

Frequently Paired Words

Ah Huay Ah Beng Ah Seng ah kua Ah Long ah pui Ah Tiong mat rempit

Questions

What does ah lian mean?: A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.
Where does ah lian come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 阿蓮 /阿莲 (a-liân).

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