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kiampah
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:
kiam pak khiam phah khiam pak kiampa kiam pa kiam pah kiampah
khiam pah
→
Hokkien:
欠拍
poj:
khiàm-phah
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- (intransitive) to need a beating; to deserve to be hit
This cockanathan always act cute buay cute. Really khiam phah; someone needs to make him wake up his idea.