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yan dao

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Singapore[ˌjɛn˨ ˈt˭aʊ˨˦]

yan dao noun: handsome, pretty boy.

Noun

yan dao

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Handsome, pretty boy.

Adjective

yan dao (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Handsome, stylish.
    • And WP candidate Bernard Chen, who was making the rounds with Mr Low, won himself an auntie fan who declared: “Yan dao (handsome in Hokkien) leh”.2015 September 5, Ong Sor Fern, “GE2015: 7 Things Spotted On The Campaign Trail, Sept 5 edition”, in The Straits Times, Singapore

Origin of yan dao

Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”); spelling influenced by Mandarin's Hanyu Pinyin romanization. Compare Tagalog yantaw.

Questions about yan dao

What does yan dao mean?
Yan dao means handsome, pretty boy.
What part of speech is yan dao?
Yan dao can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce yan dao?
Yan dao is pronounced [ˌjɛn˨ ˈt˭aʊ˨˦] (Singapore).

Words near yan dao in the dictionary

  1. yamun
  2. Yamuna
  3. Yamunanagar
  4. yamuns
  5. yan
  6. yan dao
  7. Yan Yean
  8. Yan'an
  9. yan-a-bumfit
  10. yan-a-dick
  11. yana

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