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'gan kor'

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.

also can:

gan kor kor gankor gankorkor kan kor kan kor kor

gan kor

简 繁

→

Mandarin:

干

pinyin:

gān

+

Hokkien:

哥

poj:

ko͘

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definitions

noun

  1. someone who is not related by blood or by law to another, but is considered an elder brother to them based on social, cultural, or other ties, such as a close male friend, godbrother, or blood brother; term of address for such a person

    2. Honestly one ah, my gan kor tell me hor, actually this bill ah, is so that we cannot anyhow say the gahmen. Eh he say one ah, not I say one!

    — 2019 May 5, Michelle Chong. The Michelle Chong Channel (Youtube), "Ah Lian VLOG #19: Premium Lian Meets Minister K Shanmugam". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYH-6oZEiJw

  2. (innuendo) a close older male friend with whom one has a brotherly and friendly relationship, but also a mutual or one-sided romantic or sexual interest in; an older male paramour or admirer

    3. All the “gan kor kors” who lured me into kisses😑😒 #骗小妹妹 #iykyk

    — 2024 July 2, dj.ying (Instagram post). https://www.instagram.com/p/C86rJVpPFD5/. acc 2024 August 29


usage notes

Male equivalent of a gan jie.


related:

ah kor gan di gan jie gan mei kor kor kor xiao di di XDD mei mei

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gan kor

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.

also can:

gan khor gan kor gangkor gang kor kangkor kang kor

kan khor

简 繁

→

Min nan:

艰苦

poj:

kan-khó͘

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definitions

adjective

  1. hard; difficult; arduous; troublesome

    2. Being Chinese, he merely remarked in a resigned sort of way: "Ang moh hor guah kan khor". Which is the nearest we can do towards phoneticising the curious gutturals that explained how the Europeans make unnecessary trouble for other people.

    — 1911 December 15. The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), “ANG MOH HOR GUAH KAN KHOR.”. p.1052

    synonyms:

    susah leceh

other credits:

Sam for the suggestion.

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