Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

adjective

1. of or relating to the Hakka, a subgroup of Chinese people with a wide historical dispersion (now concentrated in and around Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi in China, as well as in a diaspora all over the world), and their language, culture, background, etc.

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Khek

noun

1. a language family of several related languages and dialects spoken by the Hakka people and their diaspora, one of which (Taiwanese Hakka) is a national language of Taiwan

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Khek
2. a person of Hakka ethnicity, culture, background, etc.

Of all Singaporean Hakkas, the most famous is almost certainly the founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

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Khek