# 阿Sir
## Chinese

| | | prefix to names of people | sir |
| simp. and trad. (阿Sir) | simp. and trad. (阿Sir) | 阿 | Sir |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 阿蛇 阿sir | 阿蛇 阿sir |
* 阿Sir

### Etymology

阿 (aa3) + English sir.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ soe$^4$ / aa$^3$ se$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ soe$^4$ / aa$^3$ se$^4$
*** Yale: a sèuh / a sèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ soe$^4$ / aa$^3$ se$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ sê$^4$ / a$^3$ sé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ sœː²¹/, /aː³³ sɛː²¹/

### Noun

阿Sir (Cantonese, originally Hong Kong Cantonese)
* a respectful term of address to a man
    阿Sir早晨！ [Cantonese] ― aa$^3$ soe$^4$ zou$^2$ san$^4$! [Jyutping] ― Good morning, sir!
* male teacher
* male police officer, policeman

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 師, 先生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 教師, 教員, 老師, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老師, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老師, 先生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書匠 derogatory, 叫姑姑 derogatory |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老師, 教師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 教師, 先生, 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 教師, 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書佬, 阿Sir male |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老師, 先生, 阿Sir male, 搣時 female |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老師, 先生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老師, 先生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老師, 先生, 教師 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老師, 先生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老師, 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂, 教學仔, 教冊仔, 教學仔仙 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 先生, 先生儂, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Qinzhou (Liwu) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 先生, 老師, 教師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 老師 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 先生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老師, 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 教師, 教書先生, 先生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老師, 教書先生 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老師, 教書先生 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 警察, 警官, 警員 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 警察, 雷子 argot |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 警察 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 警察, 馬打 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 警察, 馬打 dated |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 民警 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 警察 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 警察 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 警察 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 警察 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 警察, 警伯 playful |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 警察, 走狗 argot |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 警察 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 警察 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿Sir, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 警察, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 警察, 公安 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 警察, 公安, 差佬 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 警察 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬打 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 公安, 綠衣, 警察 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 警察, 公安 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 警察 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 警察 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 巡查, 警察 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 警察 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巡查 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 警察 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 警察 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 警察 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 警察, 小對子 dated |
| Jin | Linhe | 警察 |
| Jin | Jining | 警察 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 警察 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 警察 |
| Jin | Handan | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 警察 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 巡查 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大人 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬打, 大狗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 警察 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 馬打 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 警察 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 警察 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 警察, 差佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 警察 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 警察 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Danyang | 警察 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 警察 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 警察 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 警察 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 警察 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |