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:
lor mai kai nor mai gai no mai gai lo mai gai
lor mai gai
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Cantonese:
糯米鸡
糯米雞
jyutping:
no6 mai5 gai1
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a Cantonese dish of glutinous rice topped with chicken, and sometimes other ingredients such as mushrooms or lup cheong, traditionally wrapped in a lotus leaf and steamed. It is a common breakfast and dim sum dish.
Often a local coffee shop ... will have, alongside its drinks store, an electronic steamer with requisite hot items such as char siew bao (roast pork bun), chee cheong fun (steamed rice rolls) and lor mai gai (leaf wrapped glutinous rice) ready to be served immediately.
— 2015, Adeline Tay. "Singapore's "Snackscapes"", in Food, Foodways And Foodscapes: Culture, Community And Consumption In Post-colonial Singapore. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN: 9789814641241. p.45