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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:

sien sianz sienz

sian 1

→

Hokkien:

𤺪

poj:

siān

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definitions

adjective

  1. boring; tiresome; insipid

    2. This lecture damn sian, somemore had to wake up so early for it. Waste time sia.

    synonyms:

    leceh bo liao
  2. bored; tired; sick of something

    3. Wah, adult life shag sia. Work everyday until I sian.


interjection

  1. expression of frustration, boredom, listlessness etc.

    2. Sian! Have to change the design again!

    synonyms:

    shag shaggedy

usage notes

The interjection is often altered by adding any number of trailing '-z's (to e.g. sianzz), to emphasise or intensify the feeling conveyed and further colloqualize the term. This is similar to the formation of e.g. rabz from rabak + -z.


related:

-z bo rasa happening keh yan lor sor ma fan

sian 2

→

Hokkien:

仙

poj:

sian

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definitions

verb

  1. (especially with girls as the object) to chase after; to woo; to try to attract

    2. Among all my godsister ah, I the first to wear bra leh ... Somemore the neon pink straip type ah! All the boy want to sian me ah ... maybe you also want to sian me?

    — 2017 October 23, Michelle Chong. The Michelle Chong Channel (Youtube), "Ah Lian's First Day at Work with RedMart, Part 2". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CG8MWdiR0

    My time was all the ah beng yp activities. Play basketball/ pah LAN/ play pool/clubbing and sian zha bor.

    — 2022 July 6, fantasyland. Hardwarezone, "What do youngsters do nowadays?". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/what-do-youngsters-do-nowadays.6775209/


related:

buaya pak thor chee hong hongster zhut zhut sian cha bor

references:

1. 

ChhoeTaigi - sian

entries starting with

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