2025年1月13日 · Ah Lian (plural Ah Lians) (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs.

Ah Beng (Chinese: 阿明) is a pejorative term applied to describe an anti-social lower-class youth in Malaysia and Singapore who displays common characteristics such as having dyed hair, wearing loud fashion, playing loud music in public and being less educated.

“阿明”（Ah Beng）一词源自闽南语的发音，是新加坡本地华裔男性常用的名字，“阿成”（Ah Seng）一词与之同义；女性称之为“阿莲”（Ah Lian），是新加坡本地华裔女性常用的名字，同义词是“阿花”（Ah Huay），暗示他们共有的通俗性。

2017年8月7日 · Like Ah Beng, Ah Lian is the female equivalent who is stereotyped as a young punk/hooligan who is materialistic and not so good in her studies. She often hangs out with her good friends Ah Beng, Ah Seng and Ah Huay. These four names are used simply because they are common Chinese names in Singapore.

noun: (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Chinese woman in Singapore associated with a stereotype of having little education or sophistication and operating within secret societies and street gangs. Ah Soh, China doll, dragon lady, sarong party girl, Asian baby girl, ladyling, singing girl, dykeling, zha bo, lioness, more...

Ah Lian – (From Hokkien 阿蓮 / 阿莲 a-lián) A hillbilly, someone with little dress sense; female form of Ah Beng. Also used to refer to a gangster. [ 13 ] The expressions came about because Ah Lian is a common Chinese female name.

Ah Beng (阿明) or Ah Lian (阿莲) are Chinese-language pejorative terms used to describe an antisocial lower-class youth subculture in Singapore. They often display common characteristics such as dyed hair, wearing flamboyant fashion, playing loud music in public, and being associated with the lesser educated social classes.

2022年8月25日 · In this essay, I will discuss the “Ah Lian” subculture. Joanne Entwistle wrote in The Fashioned Body that “Fashion, Dress and Modern Social Theory, dress distinguishes different groups, evident through the various youth subcultures”.

What does Ah Lian‎ mean? Borrowed from Hokkien 阿蓮 ‎ (a-liân). (derogatory) 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.

2022年4月28日 · The recognisable personas that Michelle has played include Lulu, Barbarella and Leticia Bongnino in The Noose and more recently as Ah Lian, Emily, Venus Seow and OL Shirley Goh.