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:
sui
swee
/swi˦˨/
→
Hokkien:
媠
poj:
súi
Detailed etymology
definitions
adjective
- beautiful, good-looking
- excellent, nice
- perfect; just right
- neat; tidy
Eh this pic I go Japan take one, sui anot?
He knows that whatever you do, you have to cho sui-sui.
— 2005 Richard Lim The Straits Times (Life!) (from Straits Times Interactive), 20 August
synonyms:
antonyms:
interjection
- 'awesome'; 'nice!'; 'beautiful'
Swee lah! My application got approved.
synonyms: