PAK TOR
Hokkien for "going on a date"."Eh, hurry up leh! I got to go pak tor with my char bor."
PAKAT
Malay for "to conspire" or to gang up against."Now all the high-tech companies want to pakat against Microsoft."
POW KA LEOW
Comprehensive; all-encompassing."Wah lau, the Lexicon of Lah is damn pow ka leow. Everything also got."
PUMCHEK
(pahm-che'h)Derived from a Malay mispronunciation of "puncture", it is now the default Singlish term for "flat tire"."Yesterday my car pumchek on the AYE, damn leceh, man!"
MAI SIAO SIAO
(muy seow seow)Hokkien for "don't be crazy". A warning not to fool with things beyond your ability
MANA EH SAI
A hybrid of Malay (Mana - "Where") and Hokkien (Eh sai - "can"). A phrase loosely translatable as, "How on earth is this possible?" Anglicized as"How can?" "I oreddy give him discount, he still bargain. Mana eh sai?"
MENG KIA, LONG TIO OOH SIAH
Hokkien phrase literally meaning, "Don't be scared. If it hits, there'll be a sound."
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