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ai pi ai chee
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:
ai pi ai chee ai pi ai chi ai pi ai qi
* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.
[ SSS:
aĩ pẽe aĩ chẽe ]
ai pee ai chee
简
繁
→
Teochew:
爱便爱鲜
愛便愛鮮
peng'im:
ain3 pin1 ain3 cin1
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- (lit.) want cheap, want fresh/pretty. Describing a person who always demands the best of both worlds; someone who has unrealistic expectations; someone hard to please.
The food critic was notorious for being ai pi ai chee, rarely giving out positive reviews to the hawker stalls she visited.
synonyms:
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.