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:
kui peng kue png kue peng kuay png kuay peng kuay perng kuey png kuey peng kuey perng kueh png kueh peng kueh perng
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Hokkien:
鸡饭
雞飯
poj:
koe-pn̄g
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- Hokkien term for Hainanese chicken rice, one of the national dishes of Singapore
... for 252 days, at the time of this article, an Instagram account called Kuey.Png has been painstakingly uploading pictures of chicken rice onto his account.
— 2018 August 26, Nyi Nyi Thet. Mothership.sg. https://mothership.sg/2018/08/singapore-chicken-rice-insta-daily-funny/
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