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jiak kantang

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.

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chiah kentang jiak kantang chiak kentang chiak kantang chia kentang chiah kantang jiak kan tang chiak kan tang chiah kan tang

jiak kentang

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Hokkien:

食

poj:

chia̍h

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Malay:

kentang

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definitions

verb

  1. (pejorative) to act or behave like a Westerner; to be westernized

    2. And 我知，你想我是红毛派
    逐日食蕳砃 (jiak kantang), burger makan apple pie
    But now you know 我的福建真的袂歹
    I can fly to Taiwan, 共查某倾偈
    (tr.: And I know, you think I'm an ang moh pai / chiah kantang every day, burger makan apple pie / But now you know my Hokkien is really buay pai / I can fly to Taiwan, and chat up the cha bors)

    — 2014, Tosh Rock, on ShiGGa Shay - "LimPeh". LimPeh - EP, Ginette Chittick.

  2. (literal, usually humorous) to eat potatoes or potato products

adjective

  1. (pejorative) westernized

    2. I was your quintessential Anglo-Chinese School Chiak Kantang Kengchio Kia (potato-eating banana child)...

    — 2004 December 12, Colin Goh. The Sunday Times (LifeStyle). L14


usage notes

See kentang.


related:

jiak Chinese helicopter banana orang cina bukan cina coconut ang moh keng jio kiã kim jio kiã orang Cina bukan Cina OCBC keh ang moh kentang keng jio kia kim jio kia

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