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siong

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Singapore/sjɔŋ(˦)/

siong adjective: very tough, challenging.

Adjective

siong (comparative more siong, superlative most siong)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Very tough, challenging.
    • Oh well, it was xiong, but overall OK, lah.1994, C. S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, Singapore: Times Books International, →ISBN, page 58

Forms of siong

comparativemore siong
superlativemost siong
alternative formxiong

Origin of siong

From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong).

Questions about siong

What does siong mean?
Siong means very tough, challenging.
What part of speech is siong?
Siong is an adjective.
How do you pronounce siong?
Siong is pronounced /sjɔŋ(˦)/ (Singapore).

Words near siong in the dictionary

  1. siomai
  2. siomycin
  3. siomycins
  4. sion
  5. Sionas
  6. siong
  7. sions
  8. SIOP
  9. siopao
  10. siopaos
  11. sioraside

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