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:
bo zeng hu boh cheng hu bo cheng hoo
bo cheng hu
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
无政府
無政府
poj:
bô-chèng-hú
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- (often humorous) anarchic; lawless; chaotic
- (humorous) absence of authority or authority figures; unsupervised; unregulated; unmonitored
- delinquent; ill-disciplined; contumacious
Mr Speaker, Sir, ... If somebody has a traffic offence, he will come to you and say, "Please, can you waive the demerit points?" If we waive all the demerit points, we would be in a state of anarchy, "bo cheng hu".
— 2002 April 4, Lee Hsien Loong. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. vol. 74, cols. 416-417. https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/report?sittingdate=04-04-2002
synonyms:
Wah, airport can self-check-in bags now ah? So bo cheng hu!
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