Ah Tiong

Singapore/ˌɑː˨ ˈtjɔŋ˦/

noun

A mainland Chinese person.

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Meanings

nounAh Tiong (plural Ah Tiongs)

plural Ah Tiongs

  1. MalaysiaSingaporecolloquialderogatoryethnicslurA mainland Chinese person.

    Volvo cars now Ah tiong brand[.]

    2017 March 20, SgForums.com
    3 more examples

    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...

    1998 August 3, soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

    If is she both Singaporens and Ah Tiong, how is that possible?

    2011 August 14, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)

    So the moment he cannot employ cheap Ah Tiong slaves from PRC he decides to close shop.

    2012 November 7, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)

    Synonyms: Cheena

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mainland Chinese person.

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Origin

  1. Hokkien阿中
  2. EnglishAh Tiong

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿中 (a-tiong), where 中 (tiong) is a clipping of 中國 /中国 (Tiong-kok, “China”).

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APA

Ah Tiong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ah%20Tiong

MLA

“Ah Tiong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ah%20Tiong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ah Tiong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ah%20Tiong.

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