啊 aa¹ {ā}

1. interjection of surprise
2. Ah!
3. Oh!

啊 aa¹ {á}

1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
2. Eh?
3. what?

啊 aa¹ {ǎ}

1. interjection of surprise or doubt
2. Eh?
3. My!
4. what's up?

啊 aa¹ {à}

1. interjection or grunt of agreement
2. uhm
3. Ah, OK
4. expression of recognition
5. Oh, it's you!

啊 aa¹ {a}

modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

阿啞〔啊哑〕 aa³ ak¹ {a yǎ}

an appellation to address someone who is mute

阿跛〔啊-〕 aa³ bai¹ {a bǒ}

a cripple, an appellation to someone who is crippled

阿崩〔啊-〕 aa³ bang¹ {a bēng}

an appellation to address someone with a front tooth missing or a harelip

阿叉〔啊-〕 aa³ caa¹ {a chā}

(appellation) an Indian / Paskistani / South Asian (derogatory)

阿差〔啊-〕 aa³ caa¹ {a chā}

Indian (spoken)

阿燦〔啊灿〕 aa³ caan³ {a càn}

Mainland Chinese (slang)

阿二〔啊-〕 aa³ ji² {a èr}

the second wife or mistress of a man

阿妗〔啊-〕 aa³ kam⁵ {a jìn}

aunty (the wife of a maternal uncle); the wife of a woman's younger brother

阿喱〔啊-〕 aa³ lei¹ {a lí}

pickpocket

阿六〔啊-〕 aa³ luk⁶ {a liù}

a derog

阿嫲〔啊-〕 aa³ maa⁴ {a má}

grandmother; father's mother (spoken)

阿茂〔啊-〕 aa³ mau⁶ {a mào}

stupid person (spoken)

阿謬〔啊谬〕 aa³ mau⁶ {a miù}

an appellation to address a foolish / muddle-headed person

阿奀〔啊-〕 aa³ ngan¹ {a dí}

someone who is thin, small and feeble

阿壽〔啊寿〕 aa³ sau⁶ {a shòu}

someone who is stupid

阿蛇〔啊-〕 aa³ se⁴ {a shé}

name for calling policemen (slang)

阿四〔啊-〕 aa³ sei³ {a sì}

servant

阿聲〔啊声〕 aa³ seng¹ {a shēng}

mister

阿星〔啊-〕 aa³ sing¹ {a xīng}

Indian (spoken)

阿兆〔啊-〕 aa³ siu⁶ {a zhào}

a swindler; a pickpocket; a con man

阿傻〔啊-〕 aa³ so⁴ {a shǎ}

an appellation to address a fool

阿頭〔啊头〕 aa³ tau² {a tóu}

the leader; the boss

阿仔〔啊-〕 aa³ zai² {a zǐ}

an appellation to address one's son

阿豬〔啊猪〕 aa³ zyu¹ {a zhū}

the appellation to refer to someone who is stupid

啊呀 aa¹ aa¹ {ā yā}

1. interjection of surprise
2. Oh my!

啊喲〔-哟〕 aa¹ jo¹ {ā yo}

1. interjection of surprise or pain
2. Oh
3. Ow
4. My goodness!

阿乜人〔啊--〕 aa³ mat¹ jan⁴ {a miē rén}

a way to address somebody without knowing his name, similar to saying '"so and so" / "whatshisface" /"whatshername" / "whatshisname"

阿乜水〔啊--〕 aa³ mat¹ seoi² {a miē shuǐ}

a way to address someone whose name one does not know, cannot recall or does not wish; to specify; whatshisname; whatshername; so-and-so

阿某某〔啊--〕 aa³ mau⁵ mau⁵ {a mǒu mǒu}

an indefinite way of referring to someone whose name is unknown; Mr so-and-so

阿仙奴〔啊--〕 aa³ sin¹ nou⁴ {a xiān nú}

Arsenal, a football team in the English Premier League

阿崩叫狗〔啊---〕 aa³ bang¹ giu³ gau² {a bēng jiào gǒu}

literally: ' the more you ask someone to come, the further they run'; to describe when something is done with despair, with the opposite outcome to what one has instructed; to describe a situation when one is unable to restrain somebody else or get them to follow their instructions; to describe what it is like to try and persuade a dogmatic person who is set in having their own way

阿聾燒炮〔啊聋烧-〕 aa³ lung⁴ siu¹ paau³ {a lóng shāo pào}

scattered; fizzled; to come to nothing; to fall through; to break up; to disband; to go separate ways

阿聾送殯〔啊聋-殡〕 aa³ lung⁴ sung³ ban³ {a lóng sòng bìn}

not listening to; turning a deaf ear to; refusing to take the advice of others and doing something in one's own way

阿茂整餅〔啊--饼〕 aa³ mau⁶ zing² beng² {a mào zhěng bǐng}

stupid person creating trouble for nothing (slang)

阿駝行路〔啊---〕 aa³ to⁴ haang⁴ lou⁶ {a chí xíng lù}

to state that something is on an average / intermediate level; mediocre; passable; so-so; not so bad; to take the middle path

阿吱阿咗〔啊-啊-〕 aa³ zi¹ aa³ zo¹ {a zhī a zuo}

to whine

阿支阿左〔啊-啊-〕 aa³ zi¹ aa³ zo¹ {a zhī a zuǒ}

to whine

阿豬阿狗〔啊猪--〕 aa³ zyu¹ aa³ gau² {a zhū ā gǒu}

strangers; nobody (spoken)