gian peng

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English

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Etymology

Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯瘾饭 (giàn pn̄g, greed for rice), from (giàn, a craving for something) + (pn̄g, rice).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng)

  1. (Singlish, derogatory) Greedy and always on the lookout for cheap deals and freebies.
    • 1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups
      wah lau, you damn 'gian peng'.singtel give free, you want to sell.
    • 2009 August 27, FeedMeToTheFish,, SGian Png" Temasek Needs Retail Investors? , blog entry
      For the benefit of those who do not understand the Hokien dialect, "Gian Png" literally means "hungry for rice" or if I may, "needs more money to survive".
    • 2015 September 30, Snap Snap Eat Editor, Snap Snap Eat , online
      The author is a very Gian Peng person always eyeing for promotions, freebies, etc.
    • 2015 December 27, Timothy Tan, HardwareZone:Channel 8 news show the gian peng gian sai people.. , online
      If you not so gian peng, you no need to wait the 15 minutes... See that auntie / uncle use lame excuse to say like they die die must wait 15 minutes….