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zap zeng
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:
zap zeng
chap cheng
简
繁
→
Hokkien:
杂种
雜種
poj:
cha̍p-chéng
+
十种
十種
poj:
cha̍p-chéng
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (derogatory) bastard; a person born out of an affair, or out of wedlock; term of abuse for a bastard or mixed-race person
- (sometimes derogatory, not necessarily of humans) a hybrid; a crossbreed; a mongrel; a half-breed
synonyms:
Short for Chap-cheng, probably. Hokkien for ten bloods. They call us that when we are not looking, ...
— 1993, Rex Shelley. "People of The Pear Tree", Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN: 9789814346245
synonyms:
adjective
- (sometimes derogatory, not necessarily of humans) hybrid; crossbred; half-breed; mixed
Taking Suyin out of classes where girls—they were always girls—pointed at the widow's peak and sang, "Chap-cheng-chap-cheng-kwei."
"Mixed-up devil," Grandma Yeh explained to Suyin.
— 2001, Shirley Geok-lin Lim. "Joss and Gold", Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN: 9789812321428. p.207
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