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kiam chye

kiam chye noun: salted vegetables.

Noun

kiam chye (uncountable)

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

Forms of kiam chye

alternative formkiamchay
alternative formkiam-chay
alternative formkiam chai

Origin of kiam chye

From Hokkien 鹹菜 /咸菜 (kiâm-chhài).

Questions about kiam chye

What does kiam chye mean?
Kiam chye means salted vegetables.
What part of speech is kiam chye?
Kiam chye is a noun.

Words near kiam chye in the dictionary

  1. kiai
  2. kiais
  3. Kialla
  4. Kialla East
  5. Kialla West
  6. kiam chye
  7. Kiama
  8. Kiama Downs
  9. Kiama Heights
  10. Kiamba
  11. Kiambu

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