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pai kia

pai kia noun: gangster; hooligan.

Noun

pai kia

  1. (Singlish) gangster; hooligan

Origin of pai kia

Borrowed from Hokkien 歹囝 (pháiⁿ-kiáⁿ).

Questions about pai kia

What does pai kia mean?
Pai kia means gangster; hooligan.
What part of speech is pai kia?
Pai kia is a noun.

Words near pai kia in the dictionary

  1. Pahvant Valley plagues
  2. Pahvants
  3. pai gow
  4. pai gow poker
  5. pai huang gua
  6. pai kia
  7. Pai Marire
  8. pai-hua
  9. pai-lou
  10. pai-lous
  11. Paia

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