chao mugger

Min nan:

poj:

chhàu

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Singlish:

mugger

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noun

  1. (derisive) a crammer; somebody who studies way too much, way too hard, or all the time.
  2. The problem with many exams as a benchmark of educational standards for schools or systems is that they don't test which one produces the most educated students, but rather which culture produces the most chao muggers.

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