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tia kong

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:

tia kong tiakong thiakong tiagong tia gong

* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.

[ SSS:

thiã kong ]

thia kong

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Hokkien:

听讲

poj:

thiaⁿ-kóng

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definitions

verb

  1. to hear it said of something; to hear stories or rumours of

    2. Cannot anyhow “tia gong” in parliament, liddat any coffee shop uncle also can be MP.

    — 2021 November 3, u/Dercong. Reddit, "Sengkang residents split on whether MP Raeesah Khan should quit over lying admission, with some feeling let down". https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/ql63jg/sengkang_residents_split_on_whether_mp_raeesah/

    Tia gong before the Little India riot, there had always been small unrest here and there that required activation of the red van. Tia gong only

    — 2022 January 18, u/UrAnusMods. Reddit, "what are the most dangerous neighbourhoods in singapore?". https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/s5pu3g/what_are_the_most_dangerous_neighbourhoods_in/

    synonyms:

    hear say

usage notes

* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.

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