ah-sing

Updated: July 3, 2026

Then the one with a round face sitting on the left saucily shot back: "A-ah say, that's a locust, a-ah ." "Shut up. They're the same thing. In the first place, what do you mean by answering your teacher 'A-ah say'? Ah-Say or Ah-Sing is a Chink's name!" For this counter-shot, he answered: "A-ah say and Ah-Sing is different, A-ah say." They never got rid of "A-ah say."

Soseki Natsume - Botchan (Master Darling)