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du lan

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Singapore[t˭uː˨˩ lɑn˨]

du lan adjective: annoyed, frustrated.

Adjective

du lan (comparative more du lan, superlative most du lan)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, vulgar) Annoyed, frustrated
    • Sibeh du lan!
    • Let's get down to business to defeat Wuhan / (Erm, it's COVID-19) / 'Cause all that's happening right now is just so dulan!2020, SGAG (YouTube channel), “DULAN (A Covid-19 Mulan Parody)”

Forms of du lan

comparativemore du lan
superlativemost du lan
alternative formdulan

Origin of du lan

Borrowed from Hokkien 揬𡳞 (tū-lān).

Questions about du lan

What does du lan mean?
Du lan means annoyed, frustrated.
What part of speech is du lan?
Du lan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce du lan?
Du lan is pronounced [t˭uː˨˩ lɑn˨] (Singapore).

Words near du lan in the dictionary

  1. DTWs
  2. DU
  3. Du Bois
  4. du huo
  5. du jour
  6. du lan
  7. du Maurier
  8. du Plessis
  9. Du Quoin
  10. du'a
  11. du'a'

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