The story
- Hokkien · borrowed from阿花
- English todayAh Huay
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A young Chinese woman in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs. Full definition →
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.