Act Blur
Meaning pretend not to know.
"Ah Beng, you don't act blur, I know its you."
Act Cute
Meaning behave in cute manner or dress in adorable fashion.
"Ee-yurr . . . Ah Lian, why you wear doll dress . . don't act cute lah !
Aga-Aga
Malay term meaning "to approximate".
Ah Beng: "Do you lemember Ah Lian's address ?"
Ah Seng: "I aga- aga can lemember lah!"
An-Then /Ar-Ba-Then
Singlish meaning "and then or of course?" Normally use to reply on stupid questions.
Ah Beng met Ah Lian in the swimming pool.
Ah Beng: "you go swimming?"
Ah Lian: "Ar-ba-then ?"
Ai-Tzai
Hokkien term meaning "to be calm".
Ah Beng: "Die lah, I think I am going to fail my exam liao! "
Ah Seng: "Ai-tzai, wait for the results first lah !"
Ak-Kah-Liao
Hokkien term meaning "intimate with someone".
"Don't worry, I ak-kah-liao with my boss, sure to promote one !"
Alamak / Aiya
Exclamation to express frustration.
"Ai-ya, why I never thought of that, ha ?"
An-Chua
Hokkien term meaning "what!" or "what you want?"
Ah Beng answers the phone :" Halo, Ah Seng ah? An-chua ?"
Ang-Mor-Gao
Hokkien term meaning "red haired monkey" referring to Caucasians.
"Ah Lian, why you dye your hair until like ang-mor-gao ?"
Bak-Chew-Tak-Stamp
Hokken and Singlish term translates as "eyes covered by stamp"
"How did you fall into the long-gao one (canal), you bak-chew-tak-stamp ah ?"
Balls-Drop
To feel frightened.
"First time I go ban-ji jumping, so high until I balls-drop, man! "
Beh-Tah-Han
Hokkien term meaning "cannot stand it"
"Beh-tah-han that Ah Lian, always act-cute-buay-cute (act cute not cute) !"
Boh-Chup / Boh-Hew
Hokkien term meaning "don't care".
Boss: "Ah Beng, go back to work !"
Ah Beng: "Aiyah, pay so low, boh-chup liao lah!"
Boh-Her-Hae-Mah-Ho
Hokkien term meaning "no fish, prawns also good".
Ah Seng: "Eh, why your girlfriend so lian one ?"
Ah Beng: "Aiya, boh-her-hae-mah-ho mah !"
Boh-Liao
Hokkien term meaning "nothing better to do" or "boring".
Ah Lian: "Want to go window shopping ?"
Ah Beng: " Mai boh-liao lah !"
Boh-Pian
Hokkien term means "no choice".
Ah Lian: "I'm pregnant !"
Ah Beng: "Wat? Boh-piah liao . . have to marry lor !"
Cham
Hokkien term meaning " pitiful".
"Why you so cham, always kana te-kan (bully) by your sergent ?"
Chao-Kuan
Hokkien term meaning "smelly type" or " play cheat type"
"Don't play mahjong with Ah Beng, he damn chao-kuan one, lose oreddy don't pay one !"
Chee-Ko-Pek
Hokkien term meaning "dirty old man".
"Ah Lian, be careful, that chee-ko-pek next door using his binocular to peep at us again!"
Cheem
Hokkien term meaning "difficult" or "sophisticated"
" Die lah, the exam questions damn cheem man !"
Chia-Lat
Hokkien term meaning "eat strength" or "in trouble"
"Chia-lat liao, exam fail . . . sure kana scolding one!"
Chiak-Leow-Bee
Hokkien term meaning "eat rice but wasted" or "useless".
"Ah Lian, this is the 10th time you failed your driving test, you really chiak-leow-bee !"
Chiah-Pah-Boh-Sai-Pang
Hokkien term meaning "eat finish, no shit out" or "nothing better to do".
"Eh, Ah Beng, why you chiah-pah-boh-sai-pang ah? always bully the wild cats !"
Chiam-See-Tong
Hokkien term meaning "endure for the moment".
Ah Seng: "I beh-tah-han lah . . . must go toilet liao !"
Ah Beng: "Ai ya, we are reaching home liao, you chiam see tong lah !"
Chio-Kao-Peng
Hokkien term meaning "laugh till falls down"
"Did you watch that comedy, I almost chio-kao-peng man !"
Dun-Pray-Pray / Dun-Play-Play
Singlish term meaning "don't fool around" or "be serious"
" I tell you ah, when you drive, dun-pray-pray ok, look out for mata chai !"
Eng
Hokkien term meaning "very free or with time to spare"
" Ah Beng is unemployed, he is very eng now !"
Fly-Kite
Singlish term meaning "get lost"
Ah Beng: "eh, can you help me to finish my homework? go fly-kite lah"
Goondu
Meaning stupid"
"Why yuo so goondu? this maths question so simplur also dun know!
Han-Na
Meaning "ok that enough!"
Ah Beng: "eh, pang sai faster lah, my turn liao lah !"
Ah Seng: ", han-na, why you so loh-soh one (long winded) !"
Heng
A Hokkien term meaning "very lucky"
"Si-bei-heng, I went to toilet never pay 20 cents, that ah peh didn't see me!"
Ho-Say-Liao
Hokkien term meaning "finish" or "ok" or "good".
1. "ho-say-liao, I kana 4-D !"
2. Ah Beng: "how's my toilet renovation ?"
Plumber: "ho-say-liao, you can pang sai oreddy !"
Jia-Chua
Hokkien term meaning "lazy"
"Ah Beng always jia-chua, thats why cannot finish his work!"
Kao-Peh-Kao-Bu
Hokkien term meaning "complain loudly"
"Ai, you dont kao-peh-kao-bu, just do what your boss told you!"
Kia-Si
Hokkien term meaning "afraid to die" or "coward"
"Ah Beng damn kia-si one lah, I don't think he dares to go ban-ji jumping one !"
Kia-Su
Hokkien term meaning "afraid to lose out"
"Ah Beng damn kia-su one lah, he oreddy go queue up for free movie tickets yesterday night!"
Keng
Hokkien term meaning " retend something in order to escape from responsibilities".
"Ah Beng, mai keng lah, every Monday also take sick leave !"
Kong-Chiao-Weh
Hokkien term meaning "talk bird language" or "talk rubbish"
"Ah Beng, mai kong-chiao-weh lah, how can your dog lay egg !"
Liak-Bok-Kiew
Hokkien term meaning " catch no ball" or "don't understand".
"The lecturer's ang-mo so cheem, I liak-bok kiew leh !"
Lim-Peh-Ka-Li-Kong
Hokkien term meaning "your father tell you".
"Lim-peh-ka-li-kong, use this brand to cook curry fish head, la-ke best !"
Lo-Bang
Malay term meaning "hole" or "contacts"
"Eh, you got any lo-bang to buy the latest nokia handphone or not ?"
Luan-Luan-Lai
Hokkien term meaning "anyhow do things"or "not serious".
"Eh, mai luan-luan-lai ah, I am watching you !"
Mai-Hiam-Buay-Pai, Ai-Hiam Kena-Sai
Hokkien term meaning "If not picky, it's not bad. If picky, it's like shit".
Ah Lian: "Eh, how's my cooking today ?"
Ah Beng: "Mai-hiam-buay-pai, ai-hiam kena-sai lor !"
Obiang
Meaning "strange" or "out of fashion"
"Ah Lian's platform shoes so high, damn obiang man !"
Or-Bi-Good
Singlish meaning "deserves it"
"Told you not to run, now you fell down, or-bi-good lah !"
Pai-Seh
Hokkien term meaning "thick skin", "not embarrass".
"Ah Beng as always eat free lunch from us, he damn buay-pai-seh one leh !"
Pang-Puay-Kee
Hokkien term meaning "fly aeroplane" or " lay out".
"Wah liao, Ah Beng pang-puay-kee, ask me to wait for him here for 1 hour liao !"
Rojak
Malay term meaning salad or mixed of many things.
"Boss wants me to do this and that, so many rojak!"
Sabo-King
Meaning the king of saboteurs.
"He damn sabo king one leh, always complain me to the boss !"
Shake-Leg
Meaning "do nothing" or "idle".
"Eh, now is office hour, don't sit down and shake leg !"
Si-Gin-Nah
Hokkien term meaning "Bad Kid"
"Si-gin-nah, stop making so much noise !"
Si-Beh-Sian
Hokkien term meaning "very bore"
Ah Lian: "Si-beh-sian, nothing to do, why Ah Beng never call me today ?"
Si-Beh-Siong
Hokkien term meaning "enjoyable"
1. "Yesterday, Ah Lian massage me, si-beh-song leh !"
2. "Ai, why you stare at my girlfriend, buay-song ah?"
Tan-Gu-Gu
Hokkien term meaning "wait long long".
"You want that miser to lend money to you, tan-gu-gu !"
Wah piang / Wah Liao
Hokkien exclamation to express disbelief or frustration.
"Wah piang eh, why you so dressed until so chow ah lian one!"
U-lu
Malay term meaning remote place.
"Eh, why come to this u-lu place, so far and nothing to do here!"
Wah piang / Wah Liao
Hokkien exclamation to express disbelief or frustration.
"Wah piang eh, why you so dressed until so chow ah lian one!"
Wayang
Meaning to pretend.
"Eh, dun be a wayang king lah, go and do some work!"
Xiam
Meaning excuse me .
"Xiam ah, dun block my way!"
Ya-Ya-Papaya
Meaning showing off.
"Ah Beng always ya-ya-Papaya, he thinks he knows everything!"
Zuo-Bo
Meaning doing nothing.
"Ah Beng, why you so lazy? Always stay at home and zuo-bo."
