phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
phonetic | ||
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simp. and trad. (阿ger) |
阿 | ger |
阿 (aa3, “prefix for names”) + clipping of English manager.
阿ger
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 經理 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 經理 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 經理 |
Hong Kong | 經理, 阿ger | |
Taishan | 經理 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 經理 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 經理 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 經理 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 經理 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 經理 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 經理 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 經理 |
Wu | Shanghai | 經理, 阿大, 阿大先生, 當手 |
Suzhou | 經理, 大先生 |