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ti siao

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:

ji siau jee siao ji xiao jee xiao li siao ti siao di siao

ji siao 1

→

Hokkien:

挐潲

poj:

jî/lî/jû-siàu

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definitions

verb

  1. (slightly vulgar) to prank; to make trouble and mischief for no reason; to play a trick on; to purposely annoy or disturb; to make a fool of; to bully

    2. Easy for bike to fit. When I drive and see this, I always feel like filtering in nicely just to ji siao them. One day my intrusive thoughts might take over for real.

    — 2024 January 28, u/Alko-K. Reddit, "Don’t stop like this". https://www.reddit.com/r/drivingsg/comments/1acr7qj/dont_stop_like_this/

    But I'm thinking of driving in this weekend, so will they stop me at the checkpoint or somewhere and try to ji siao me or anything?

    — 2013 February 8, Youaredie. Mycarforum, "How to pay Malaysian fine". https://www.mycarforum.com/forums/topic/2686507-how-to-pay-malaysian-fine/

    Anyway, this guy is a the Tan Jee Say of PE2023. Come to ji siao and dilute votes only.

    — 2023 July 20, Fcw75. Mycarforum, "BREAKING: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announces intention to run for Singapore's presidency.". https://www.mycarforum.com/forums/topic/2722957-breaking-senior-minister-tharman-shanmugaratnam-announces-intention-to-run-for-singapores-presidency/page/32/


usage notes

This term has been conflated with ji siao2, and the two are not distinguished from each other by most speakers.


categories:

vulgar

ji siao 2

简 繁

→

Hokkien:

恥笑

poj:

thí-siàu

+

Mandarin:

讥笑

pinyin:

jī xiào

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definitions

verb

  1. to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to sneer at; to deride

    2. 10 15 years ago i in assuie also kana disturb.. cars speed past us wind down window shouting chinese pigs.. we shouted back knnccb.. walk pass youngsters some like ji ji siao siao make fun of us..

    — 2024 June 7, s_mario. Hardwarezone, "GVGT - Taiwanese chiobu influencer go holiday in Brisbane, kena hantam randomly on the streets by 4 teenagers". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/gvgt-taiwanese-chiobu-influencer-go-holiday-in-brisbane-kena-hantam-randomly-on-the-streets-by-4-teenagers.7035871/page-9

    synonyms:

    suan siao suan

usage notes

This term has been conflated with ji siao1, and the two are not distinguished from each other by most speakers.


related:

referee kayu