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:
jiak liao bi chiah liao bee chiah liao bi chia liao bi jiak liau bi jiak liau bee
jiak liao bee
→
Hokkien:
食了米
poj:
chia̍h-liâu-bí
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- to be a loafer; to live an idle and aimless life; to be useless
The job market is in a terrible freeze right now, and there is an overwhelming number of fake job ads put online by scummy companies trying to fill a local application quota. Many highly-qualified fresh graduates are being forced to loaf about for months and jiak liau bi while getting ghosted by every company they apply to.
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