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:
chau chow
chao
→
Min nan:
臭
poj:
chhàu
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
related:
categories:
entries starting with
'chao'
- chao bin
- chao chee bai
- chao chee bye
- chao cheebai
- chao cheebye
- chao chi bai
- chao chibai
- chao cho
- chao choh
- chao hor
- chao ji bai
- chao jibai
- chao kah
- chao kang
- chao kar
- chao keng
- chao keng warrior
- chao kha
- chao khang
- chao khuan
- chao kng
- chao kuan
- chao mao
- chao mugger
- chao peng
- chao private
- chao recroot
- chao recruit
- chao sai
- chao sng
- chao ta
- chao tah
- chaokang
- chaokeng
- chaokeng warrior
- chaokhang
- chaota
- chaotah