Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

interjection

1. 'what is it?'; 'what's the matter?'; used to curtly ask someone to get to the point, or speak their mind

"Hey Jacky, what do you see?" I asked.
"What thing?"
"Look around you."

— 2012, Foo Yin Tung. This Is Business. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited. ISBN: 9789814398756. p.33

synonyms:

si mi si mi tai chi si mi lan jiao
2. (telephony) 'hello'; used to answer the phone

synonyms:

si mi an zua hã siang kha pager tiang kha pager

pronoun

1. what; which thing

'Cheong, what thing trouble?' ... 'Cheong, blong what thing trouble?' the Major insisted.

— 2010, J. G. Farrell. The Singapore Grip. Orion. ISBN: 9780297866190