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cai png

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Singapore[ˈt͡sʰaɪ˦˨ ˌpŋ̍˨]

cai png noun: economy rice (rice sold with a combination of other dishes).

Noun

cai png (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Economy rice (rice sold with a combination of other dishes).
    • […] walk right to the end of the cheerfully decked-out café and pick your dishes as you would at a cai png (economy rice) stall.2004 October 11, Karman Tse, Today, Singapore, page 27
    Synonyms:
    cai fan

Synonyms of cai png

  • cai fan

Origin of cai png

From Hokkien 菜飯 /菜饭 (chhài-pn̄g).

Questions about cai png

What does cai png mean?
Cai png means economy rice (rice sold with a combination of other dishes).
What part of speech is cai png?
Cai png is a noun.
How do you pronounce cai png?
Cai png is pronounced [ˈt͡sʰaɪ˦˨ ˌpŋ̍˨] (Singapore).

Words near cai png in the dictionary

  1. Cahuita
  2. Cahul
  3. cahys
  4. cahyses
  5. CAI
  6. cai png
  7. Cai.
  8. Caian
  9. Caians
  10. Caiaphas
  11. caiarara

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