Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
a tiong bu
ah tiong bu
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
阿中
阿中
poj:
a-tiong
+
母
poj:
bú
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (derogatory) a woman or girl from mainland China
Why Bugis turned into Ah Tiong bu town? Just now went there... so many china girls with beijing accent. I thought i'm in china
— 2022 July 19, Cococokie. Hardwarezone, "Why Bugis turned into Ah Tiong bu town?". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/why-bugis-turned-into-ah-tiong-bu-town.6781715/
my friend those who have ah tiong bu neighbor all say they very jialat very noisy, every day have visitors one. really or not?
— 2021 August 19, claypot_king. Hardwarezone, "if have ah tiong bu as neighbor is very jialat is it?". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/if-have-ah-tiong-bu-as-neighbor-is-very-jialat-is-it.6581487/
synonyms: