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:

chng tsng zheng zng zeng zh’ng zh'ng

zhng

Hokkien:

poj:

chng

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definitions

verb

  1. to decorate; to adorn; to pimp up; to furbish or refurbish, often in a loud or showy manner
  2. I see you got zhng up your new condo. I love the LED colour strips!


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