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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
三牲
- three domestic animals (i.e. cattle, sheep, and pigs, in pre-modern times used as sacrificed offerings, in contemporary times also refers to pigs, chicken, and fish)
- (Penang and Singapore Hokkien) gangster
講話莫𫝛甲三牲 [Hokkien, trad.]
讲话莫𫝛甲三牲 [Hokkien, simp.]- kóng-ōa mài siāng kah -sam-seng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Don't speak like a gangster.
Descendants
- → Malay: samseng (“gangster”) (via Hokkien)