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lap cheong
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:
lupcheong lap cheong lapcheong
lup cheong
简
繁
→
Cantonese:
腊肠
臘腸
jyutping:
laap6 coeng4-2
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a hard, red, Chinese sausage made from pork and pork fat, which is seasoned, smoked, waxed, and dried, used widely as an ingredient in Cantonese and other Chinese cuisines
My grandmother can converse in Hokkien and Cantonese, and makes good fried rice with lap cheong (sausage) which I loved eating as a child.
— 2013 October 14, Aresha Gopala Krishnan. Today, "Time to move on from racial identity". p.20
I was smitten by the assorted meat open-faceed buns ($3). A mixture of luscious lap cheong (Chinese sausage), pork, chicken, mushroom and prawns was presented attractively on a bun, and topped with a sunset-yellow egg yolk.
— 2006 November 18, Florence Ee. Today, "the place to go for DIM SUM". p.30