Etymology

Ah Huay

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 →

Hokkien 阿花
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from阿花
  2. English todayAh Huay

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.