阿舍

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	residence
simp. and trad. (阿舍)		阿	舍

Etymology

Short for 舍人 (shèrén, “children of nobles”).

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Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-sià

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ sia³

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sià
    • Tâi-lô: a-sià
    • Phofsit Daibuun: asiax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ sia⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² sia²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ sia³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a sià
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ sia²¹³/

Noun

阿舍

1. (Southern Min) profligate son of rich parents; fop; dandy; playboy

Synonyms

• 紈絝子弟／纨绔子弟 (wánkùzǐdì)
• (Hokkien) 阿舍囝

Verb

阿舍

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to squander freely other people's money