阿三

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	three
simp. and trad. (阿三)		阿	三

Unknown. Possibilities include:

From 阿Sir, a respectful term of address for policemen;
From English I see, an affirmative answer often used by policemen when replying to commanding officers;
From Assam, a state in northeastern India.

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: āsān
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄙㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: asan
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-san¹
  - Yale: ā-sān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: asan
  - Palladius: асань (asanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ⁴aq-se
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a̱ʔ³³ se̞⁴⁴/

阿三

(historical, slang, derogatory) Sikh policeman in the Shanghai International Settlement
(slang, pejorative depending on context, by extension) Indian person

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