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Ah Tiong
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nan-hbl 阿中 a-tiong, where nan-hbl 中 tiong is a nan-hbl 中國 Tiong-kok China 1 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˌɑː˨ ˈtjɔŋ˦/ 1 SG
Noun
en Singapore Malaysia derogatory colloquial ethnic slur A mainland Chinese person.
en soc.culture.malaysia https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.culture.malaysia/AgQc9jihLFU/NdAp5fmysLEJ 08/03/1998 Any Ah Tiong and Tan Sri could have solved the problem in a civil manner in a few hours but you have an irrational leader on one side and absent leaders the other...
en soc.culture.singapore https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.culture.singapore/smjnuyYTxtM/lI5E61o9duYJ 08/14/2011 If is she both Singaporens and Ah Tiong, how is that possible?
en soc.culture.singapore https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.culture.singapore/RsPo2SRal0s/pPrjLkcDe40J 11/07/2012 So the moment he cannot employ cheap Ah Tiong slaves from PRC he decides to close shop.
en SgForums.com http://sgforums.com/forums/2/topics/394888 03/20/2017 Volvo cars now Ah tiong brand[.] https://web.archive.org/web/20261006141314/https://iwannabechitchatmod@sgforums.com/forums/2/topics/394888/ 6 October 2026
Synonyms
en Cheena
See also
Anagrams
en aghinot Aighton oathing
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