Ah Tiong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mainland Chinese person.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑː˨ ˈtjɔŋ˦/

Word forms

Ah Tiong Ah Tiongs

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿中 (a-tiong), where 中 (tiong) is a clipping of 中國 /中国 (Tiong-kok, “China”).

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