kiam chye

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English

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Etymology

From Hokkien 鹹菜 / 咸菜 (kiâm-chhài).

Noun

kiam chye (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore) Salted vegetables.
  2. (Singlish, figurative) Very crumpled items (eg. paper, clothes).