got dragon got tiger

Singlish:

got

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English:

dragon

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Singlish:

got

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English:

tiger

Hokkien:

有龙有虎

poj:

ū-lêng-ū-hó͘

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expression

  1. (idiom) a story, speech, written work etc. told with elaborate, flowery language and heavy embellishments
  2. Wen Wei writes until “Got dragon got tiger”… No wonder his teacher make special mention to his essay.

    — 2012 May 14, Sengkang Babies. "Our boys’ Chinese compositions are so imaginative". https://sengkangbabies.com/primaryschool/our-boys-chinese-compositions-are-so-imaginative/


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