The Hokkien-English Dictionary 1

BUAY KUM GUAN:
Hokkien for "unwilling" or "reluctant". "Aiyah, ask him to help you damn no use, lah. He sure damn buay kum guan, one."

CHAP SAR TIAM(chup sar tee-um):
Literally, "thirteen o'clock". A Hokkien expression, this describes something as half-baked or incompetent."Wah lau eh, what kind of chap sar tiam company is this? Even fax machine also don't have!"

CHENG HU KANG
Hokkien for "government job". In the old days, it was always an honour and privilege to work for the civil service. So Chinese parents would always tell theirchildren to go and "chuay cheng hu kang" (find a job with the government).

AGAK-AGAK
(ah-ga’h, ah-ga’h)Malay term meaning "to estimate".

DOWAN DONE
Expression of irritation or annoyance when someone turns down your offer.
Ah Seng: "I got ticket for the concert, you want or not?"
Ah Beng: (in a bored tone): "Ai yah, too leceh man."
Ah Seng:(disgusted): "OK lah, dowan done!"

DUBDEW
The proper way to pronounce "W".
1. "Eh, Ah Beng bought a new bee-em-dubdew."
2. "The new president of America is George Dubdew Bush."