whats the meaning of this hokkien phrase 'Ang Pai'

• stooki

  30 Jan 07, 19:39

  'ang pai'...what does it means? red label?
• Chelzea

  30 Jan 07, 19:48

  police ?
• M©+square

  30 Jan 07, 19:48

  Red Badge
  
  
• sand king

  30 Jan 07, 19:55

  police.
  
  
• ArdusKane

  30 Jan 07, 19:59

  I thought 'ma ta' was police?
• M©+square

  30 Jan 07, 20:00

  Or Detective
• NAMELESS WONDER

  30 Jan 07, 20:01

  Ang pai = Famous ?
• Chelzea

  30 Jan 07, 20:03

  Originally posted by ArdusKane:

  I thought 'ma ta' was police?

  dat 1 malay
• nightzip

  30 Jan 07, 20:04

  ang pai = hong pai....means your are damn ang pai... big fcuk...
  
  it can also mean a special number example, got accident and you found the car plate, that one is ang pai...
• trendz

  30 Jan 07, 20:13

  it is 'an pai' - means police/cops; undercover police.
  
  car license plate is 'chia pai'
  
  'ang chia pai' is red colored car license plate.
  
  big shot - 'dua pai'
  
  f*ck your hokkien lah, smart alecs! wake up!!!
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  30 Jan 07, 20:31

  ang pai = red plate (Chinese: hong2 pai2)
  
  What it means I don't know...
• sbst275

  30 Jan 07, 20:32

  ang pai chia - Off Peak Cars
• ndmmxiaomayi

  30 Jan 07, 20:35

  Originally posted by ArdusKane:

  I thought 'ma ta' was police?

  Mata is a Malay word or some slang, not too sure...
• sbst275

  30 Jan 07, 20:35

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Mata is a Malay word or some slang, not too sure...

  It's more to a slang
  
  Actual word for police in malay is polis
• wonderamazement

  30 Jan 07, 20:50

  Ang Chia i know...
• 798

  30 Jan 07, 20:51

  i think it's CID
• Eternal-fire

  30 Jan 07, 20:54

  Detective lor.
• The man who was death

  30 Jan 07, 20:57

  ang pai is famous, like the most famous singer in a getai show
• banzie

  30 Jan 07, 22:44

  Yea ang pai is police or undercover police... don't know why maybe the bladge last time is red.... anyway since you guys know so much try this.
  
  Teh Gu
• tys

  30 Jan 07, 22:46

  Originally posted by trendz:

  it is 'an pai' - means police/cops; undercover police.
  
  car license plate is 'chia pai'
  
  'ang chia pai' is red colored car license plate.
  
  big shot - 'dua pai'
  
  f*ck your hokkien lah, smart alecs! wake up!!!
  
  

  *clap clap*
• popikachu

  30 Jan 07, 23:02

  Originally posted by trendz:

  it is 'an pai' - means police/cops; undercover police.
  
  car license plate is 'chia pai'
  
  'ang chia pai' is red colored car license plate.
  
  big shot - 'dua pai'
  
  f*ck your hokkien lah, smart alecs! wake up!!!
  
  

  i thought ang pai mean dua pai also?
  
  thought ang pai mean read plate but it mean important... calling someone ang pai mean something like this" oi you ang pai ahh??? everything must listen to you ahh"...
  
  isnt it? the same as dua pai?
• SGpork

  30 Jan 07, 23:03

  
• shandower

  31 Jan 07, 09:12

  Red label. The best of the best.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  31 Jan 07, 09:24

  Originally posted by trendz:

  it is 'an pai' - means police/cops; undercover police.
  
  car license plate is 'chia pai'
  
  'ang chia pai' is red colored car license plate.
  
  big shot - 'dua pai'
  
  f*ck your hokkien lah, smart alecs! wake up!!!
  
  

  You are being pwned by others, you know?
• huy

  31 Jan 07, 09:41

  eh.. from what i know, ang pai means famous, big shot..