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:
than chiah peng tan chiah peng than chiak peng
than jiak peng
→
Hokkien:
趁食
poj:
thàn-chia̍h
+
兵
poj:
peng
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (military, derogatory) a soldier who signed on to the army solely to earn a living and survive, especially if they had no other choice
- (military, derogatory) a soldier who works so hard as though the army were his only source of survival
- (military) a regular in the military
After his second conviction for drug possession, Syafik had nowhere else to turn to but to become a than chiak peng.
synonyms:
It always felt like the NSFs and than jiak pengs lived in different worlds.