Ah Beng (original) (raw)

Ah Beng (Chinese: 阿明) is a pejorative term applied to describe an anti-social lower-class youth in Singapore who displays common characteristics such as having dyed hair, wearing loud fashion, playing loud music in public and being less educated. The female equivalent of an Ah Beng is an Ah Lian (simplified Chinese: 阿莲; traditional Chinese: 阿蓮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-liân). A stereotypical Ah Beng would be someone who is not highly educated, is loud and unsophisticated, and operates within secret societies and street gangs. Ah Lians, on the other hand, are regarded as bimbos, and are stereotyped as anti-intellectual, superficial, materialistic, and shallow. The equivalent of an Ah Beng in other English-speaking countries is often attributed to Australia's bogans, the United States' rednecks and Britain's chavs. (en)
阿明（白话：Ah Beng）是一个新加坡俚语，用来形容某些年轻华裔男性，表现出染发、追求潮流的穿着打扮、受教育程度低等共同特征，相当于阿明的年轻女性称为“阿莲”（Ah Lian）。典型的阿明被认为是没有受过高等教育、说话粗鲁及毫无分寸、参与私会党的年轻男性；与之，阿莲则被视为是浮夸、反智、肤浅、物质主义、低俗的年轻女性。 (zh)

阿明（白话：Ah Beng）是一个新加坡俚语，用来形容某些年轻华裔男性，表现出染发、追求潮流的穿着打扮、受教育程度低等共同特征，相当于阿明的年轻女性称为“阿莲”（Ah Lian）。典型的阿明被认为是没有受过高等教育、说话粗鲁及毫无分寸、参与私会党的年轻男性；与之，阿莲则被视为是浮夸、反智、肤浅、物质主义、低俗的年轻女性。 (zh)
Ah Beng (Chinese: 阿明) is a pejorative term applied to describe an anti-social lower-class youth in Singapore who displays common characteristics such as having dyed hair, wearing loud fashion, playing loud music in public and being less educated. The female equivalent of an Ah Beng is an Ah Lian (simplified Chinese: 阿莲; traditional Chinese: 阿蓮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-liân). The equivalent of an Ah Beng in other English-speaking countries is often attributed to Australia's bogans, the United States' rednecks and Britain's chavs. (en)