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阿嬸aa3 sam2the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; the wife of a paternal uncle阿崩叫狗aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2literally: ' 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阿崩aa3 bang1an appellation to address someone with a front tooth missing or a harelip阿差aa3 caa1Indian (spoken)阿支阿左aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1to whine阿斗官aa3 dau2 gun1the black sheep ; squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputation阿昌族aa3 coeng1 zuk6the Achang ; Bgac'ang ; Maingtha, an ethnic group in China and Burma阿星aa3 sing1Indian (spoken)阿某某aa3 mau5 mau5an indefinite way of referring to someone whose name is unknown; Mr so-and-so阿森一族aa3 sam1 jat1 zuk6the Simpsons阿母aa3 mou5mother阿燦aa3 caan3Mainland Chinese (slang)阿爺aa3 je4grandpa (paternal); the government; the country阿狗阿貓aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1an indefinite phrase used to refer to a hypothetical individual, "any old person"; "anyone whatsoever"; "whoever"; "doesn't matter who"阿瓜aa3 gwaa1the black sheep ; prodigal ; squanderer of a family; someone who ruins his family's fortune or reputation; the fourth eldest amongst the children阿福阿壽aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6'every Tom, Dick and Harry'阿福aa3 fuk1stupid person (spoken)阿細aa3 sai3an appellation to call someone who is little or the smallest (youngest or the concubine; mistress)阿聯酋航空公司aa3 lyun4 jau4 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1Emirates Airlines阿聲aa3 seng1mister阿聾燒炮aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3scattered; fizzled; to come to nothing; to fall through; to break up; to disband; to go separate ways阿聾送殯aa3 lung4 sung3 ban3not listening to; turning a deaf ear to; refusing to take the advice of others and doing something in one's own way阿肥aa3 fei2the appellation to refer to someone who is fat阿舅aa3 kau5brother of one's wife阿茂aa3 mau6stupid person (spoken)阿茂整餅aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2stupid person creating trouble for nothing (slang)阿蘭賣豬aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1bad bargain after losing out on an opportunity for a better deal; to be compelled to do a fire sale after losing out on the chance to sell something at a higher price阿蛇aa3 se4name for calling policemen (slang)阿諾舒華辛力加aa3 nok6 syu1 waa4 san1 lik6 gaa1Arnold Schwarzenegger, an American actor, politician阿謬aa3 mau6an appellation to address a foolish ; muddle-headed person阿豬aa3 zyu1the appellation to refer to someone who is stupid阿豬阿狗aa3 zyu1 aa3 gau2strangers; nobody (spoken)