keng

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definitions

verb

  1. to malinger; to feign sickness or injury

    2. All you need to do is look to Reddit and forum threads, where many seek advice on how to "chao keng" or "down-PES" without having an actual medical condition. These guys only worsen the problem.

    — 2018 May 3, Benjamin Lim. "To Prevent More Deaths Like Pte Dave Lee’s, Chao Keng Culture Must End", https://sg.style.yahoo.com/prevent-more-deaths-pte-dave-090709699.html

    synonyms:

    chao keng
  2. (fig.) to shirk responsibility by giving excuses

    3. I'm willing to bet all of us have tried to chao keng our way out of work sometime in the past, myself included.

    — 2017 September 19, Samantha Tay. Vulcan Post. Asia One, "If you're too sick for work, this startup lets you get your MC online". (now removed; archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20171027054026/https://www.asiaone.com/business/if-youre-too-sick-work-startup-lets-you-get-your-mc-online.)

    synonyms:

    chao keng siam

adjective

  1. of malingering; of skiving or shirking responsibility; of being wont to malinger or shirk responsibility

    2. Advanced keng culture is going to the doctor to take MC so that it lines up perfectly with the long weekend.

    synonyms:

    chao keng

    antonyms:

    on siao on

usage notes

Quite often in the phrase chao keng.


related:

chao keng kengster keng king keng ka liao attend B attend C beh keng chao keng warrior jiak zua eat snake idle king MC king MC snake2 snake king2 tai chi1 siam tuang siam one corner ORD mood fever high pon ponteng nua ma si sa khor ROD mood mood

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references:

1. 

1991, 蔡俊明 and 張雙慶. 《潮州方言词汇》, 香港中文大學中國文化研究所吳多泰中國語文研究中心. ISBN: 9789627330028

2. 

2010, 陈恩泉. 《潮 · 普双言语词典》, 国际文化出版公司. ISBN: 9787512500242

other credits:

Justin R. Leung (etymology research)

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