食蕳砃

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Chinese

eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
potato
trad. (食蕳砃) 蕳砃
simp. (食𫈉砃) 𫈉砃
alternative forms 食kentang
食kantang
食干冬
Literally: “to eat potatoes”.

Etymology

From (eat) +‎ 蕳砃𫈉砃 (potato), from Malay kentang (potato).

Pronunciation


Verb

食⫽蕳砃 (verb-object)

  1. (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, of a person of Chinese ethnicity) to act like a Westerner; to be westernized; to not speak any Chinese

Descendants

  • English: jiak kentang