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lengzai

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.

also can:

lengzai

leng zai

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Cantonese:

靓仔

jyutping:

leng3 zai2

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definitions

noun

  1. handsome boy; good-looking man

    2. Many people were drawn to him, not just for his talent, but also for his reputation as a 'leng zai' in the industry.

    synonyms:

    hamsum yan tau
  2. term of address for a young gentleman

    3. 每个女孩 acting like they seen Psy
    So I gotta sing mine
    Don't like me? Your girl still call me leng zai

    — 2015, ShiGGa Shay - "Tapau". 3688

    synonyms:

    yan tau hamsum

adjective

  1. handsome; good-looking; attractive

    2. And whenever he visited he'd bring food from the kopitiam next door, and Mrs Wong would laugh and say aiyoh, leng zai, so sweet. […]He could see her mother's mouth widen with laughter as she called him leng zai, could just about picture the colour on her painted nails as she passed around the lo mai gai he'd bought for the other aunties to eat.

    — 2021, Daryl Qilin Yam, Lovelier, Lonelier, Epigram Books


usage notes

Male equivalent of a leng lui.


related:

chiobu hamsum leng lui yandao chio bu sozai sachok sachek yan tau swee cha bor