English Explanatory Dictionary

Ah Lian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Ah Lian Ah Lians

Etymology

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

Related words

Ah Huay Ah Beng Ah Seng ah kua Ah Long ah pui Ah Tiong mat rempit xiao mei mei Alian
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