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'''Ah lian''' is a [[perjorative]] term commonly given to a certain group of young [[ethnic Chinese|Chinese]] [[girl]]s in [[Southeast Asia]], especially [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]]. These chinese girls, whose age ranging from their [[adolescent]] years to late 20s, usually centralize in the busier and more developed cities in the region. They are regarded as the female versions of [[bimbo]]s, and are [[stereotype]]d as as [[Anti-intellectualism|anti-intellectual]], [[superficial]] and [[materialism|materialistic]] and [[shallow]].
'''Ah lian''' is a [[perjorative]] term commonly given to a certain group of young [[ethnic Chinese|Chinese]] [[girl]]s in [[Southeast Asia]], especially [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]]. These chinese girls, whose age ranging from their [[adolescent]] years to late 20s, usually centralize in the busier and more developed cities in the region. They are regarded as [[bimbo|bimbos]], and are [[stereotype]]d as [[Anti-intellectualism|anti-intellectual]], [[superficial]], [[materialism|materialistic]], and [[shallow]].


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Ah lian is a perjorative term commonly given to a certain group of young Chinese girls in Southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia. These chinese girls, whose age ranging from their adolescent years to late 20s, usually centralize in the busier and more developed cities in the region. They are regarded as bimbos, and are stereotyped as anti-intellectual, superficial, materialistic, and shallow.