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  1. cheemHokkien for deep, complicated or hard to understand.Hokkien
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  2. chunAccurate, spot on, exactly right.Hokkien, Cantonese
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  3. cincaiWhatever, anyhow, done carelessly. From Hokkien. Also spelt chin chai.Hokkien
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  4. ho seh boHokkien greeting for 'how are you?'.Hokkien
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  5. kiasuHokkien for 'afraid to lose'. That competitive urge to grab the best, the most, or the first.Hokkien
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  6. kongsiTo share, from Hokkien.Hokkien
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  7. kow kowExtra strong or very, very much. Kopi kow kow is super thick coffee. Also spelt kaw kaw, kaw.Hokkien, Cantonese
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  8. kowpehHokkien slang for complaining non-stop. The full version is kow peh kow bu.Hokkien
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  9. luHokkien for you, used casually in Manglish.Hokkien
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  10. waHokkien for I or me, popular in Manglish. Also spelt gua.Hokkien
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