"阿明" meaning in Chinese

See 阿明 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˀä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /aː³³ mɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ˀä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/, /aː³³ mɪŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: Āmíng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], aa³ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Āmíng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Amíng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], A¹-ming² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Ā-míng [Mandarin, Yale], Aming [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Амин [Mandarin, Palladius], Amin [Mandarin, Palladius], a mìhng [Cantonese, Yale], aa³ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], a³ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|ar|أَمِين}} Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 阿明
  1. A transliteration of the Arabic male given name أَمِين (ʔamīn) Categories (topical): Chinese renderings of Arabic male given names
    Sense id: en-阿明-zh-name-KS3QTHBX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /a⁴⁴⁻²² beŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /a⁴⁴⁻²² beŋ²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: a-bêng, a-bêng [Hokkien, POJ], a-bîng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], a'beeng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Formerly a common Chinese male name. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 阿明
  1. (Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien, slang, derogatory) A young ethnic Chinese man, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: 阿成 (a-sêng), 阿蓮 (a-liân) [feminine], 阿莲 (a-liân) [feminine], 阿花 (a-hoe)
    Sense id: en-阿明-zh-noun-eXYqJThP Categories (other): Malaysian Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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