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pun chan
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:
pang chan pun chan
pang chance
→
Hokkien:
放
poj:
pàng
+
English:
chance
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
usage notes
Interestingly, the term is also commonly used in Tagalog (in almost the exact same way) to ask for "another chance", though the 'pang' is not etymologically related.
particles
leh
effect:
pleading; negotiating
—
'come on, give me/us a chance'