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:

pang puah liap

* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.

[ SSS:

pang puã liap ]

pang pua liap

Hokkien:

poj:

pàng

+

半粒

poj:

pòaⁿ-lia̍p

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definitions

verb

  1. to reveal a lot of cleavage; to display a large proportion of the breasts uncovered and visible
  2. zhun boh mai anyhow post my gf pang pua liap leh

    — 2023 November 4, titusilvering. Hardwarezone, "28 yrs old mum with 9 yrs old daughter". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/28-yrs-old-mum-with-9-yrs-old-daughter.6967117/page-3

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usage notes

* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.

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