mee siam mai hum

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Malay:

mee siam

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Min nan:

莫

poj:

mài

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Min nan / cantonese:

蚶

poj:

ham

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definitions

noun

  1. mee siam without cockles

usage notes

Mee siam does not usually come with cockles either way; the phrase is only used ironically, especially to poke fun at then-PM Lee Hsien Loong’s gaffe.


related:

mee mee siam mai hum Ah Long

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