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ai pee ai chee ai tua liap ni
* 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:
ai pi ai chee ai tua liap ni ai pee ai chee ai tua liap ni ai pi ai chi ai tua liap ni ai pi ai qi ai tua liap nee ai pi ai chee ai dua liap ni ai pee ai chee ai dua liap nee ai pi ai qi ai dua liap ni
* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.
[ SSS:
aĩ pẽe aĩ chẽe aĩ tua liap nee ]
ai pee ai chee ai tua liap nee
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Teochew:
爱便爱鲜
愛便愛鮮
peng'im:
ain3 pin1 ain3 cin1
+
爱
愛
peng'im:
ain3
+
大粒
peng'im:
dua7 liab8
+
奶
peng'im:
ni6 / ni1
definitions
adjective
- (lit.) want cheap, want fresh/pretty, want big breasts. Describing a person who always demands the best of both worlds; someone who has unrealistic expectations; someone hard to please.
Singaporeans want to live in a garden city, close to nature; but when birds come to visit their estates, they complain noisy lah, pangsai everywhere lah, unsightly lah, why gahmen never come cull them and clear their breeding habitats. Ai pi ai chee ai dua liap ni.
usage notes
* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.