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:

oh

orh 1

→

General chinese:

哦

pinyin:

ó/ò/o

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definitions

interjection / particle

  1. (rising tone) used to express realization, understanding, etc.

    2. Orhhh, is liddat ah? No wonder.

  2. (falling tone) used to express acknowledgement; 'OK'; 'noted'

    3. Orh, can. Tomorrow I settle.

    synonyms:

    ng mm
  3. (backchanneling) used to confirm the speaker’s comprehension of something

    4. antonyms:

    ha si mi

interjection

  1. (falling tone) used to express agreement, acceptance, or confirmation, usually in response to a question; 'OK'; 'yeah'; 'right'

    2. - Add sambal is 50 cents more, can ah?
    - Orh.

    synonyms:

    ah1 ya ng mm
  2. (rising tone) used to express confusion, doubt, questioning, etc.; 'huh?'; 'eh?'

    3. Orh? Why now like senget liddat?

    synonyms:

    hã eh ng mm
  3. (dismissive, sarcastic) ‘yeah, sure’; ‘yeah, yeah’; disinterested expression of acknowledgment of what someone has just said without the promise of actually doing what one was told, taking it to heart, caring, etc.

    4. synonyms:

    OK can hanna ng

related:

OK can

categories:

particles

orh 2

简 繁

→

Singlish:

orh hor

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definitions

interjection

  1. 'tsk-tsk'; expression of disapproval, chiding, etc. when a listener has done something wrong or that will soon get them into trouble

    2. synonyms:

    orh hor

related:

orh hor orbi orbi good orbi quek notti

categories:

childish

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