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 sng chow sng
chao sng
→
Hokkien:
臭酸
poj:
chhàu-sng
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a rotten smell; a foul odour
- Why girls when they sweat dun have chao sng smell?
- cos chio bu genes got anti chao sng properties
— 2022 Jan 8, Adi Dassler and tatsit. Hardwarezone, "Why girls when they sweat dun have chao sng smell?". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/why-girls-when-they-sweat-dun-have-chao-sng-smell.6675196/
adjective
- (fig.) foul; nasty; sour
After the teacher accused him of cheating on the test, Dharmesh had the most chao sng expression I've ever seen.
synonyms: