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heng-suey
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:
heng-suay heng suey heng-suey
heng suay
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
兴衰
興衰
poj:
heng-soe
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- having its ups and downs; sometimes good and sometimes bad
The mee soto here is quite heng suay; some days got standard, other days damn rabak.
antonyms:
noun
- ups and downs; rise and fall; prosperity and decline; luck and misfortune
We are in the end all just wanderers, navigating the heng suay of life.