zha bo
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Singapore[ˌt͡s˭ɑː˨ ˈbɔː˦˨]
zha bo noun: lady or woman.
Noun
zha bo (plural zha bo or zha bos)
- Lady or woman.
- They didn’t think my mum could take over, much less me, whom they referred to as Ang Yew Seng’s zha bor kia (Hokkien for daughter).2010 May 29, The Straits Times, “Old Times, New Blood”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 06 Feb 2015, page B18
- Bro, you see, the only thing common about the places you mentioned, all have Zha Bos, this is the entertainment sustaining the us today.2010 June 18, “Thai girls are boring after long time”, in SingThaiDisco, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016
Forms of zha bo
| plural | zha bo |
|---|---|
| plural | zha bos |
| alternative form | zha bor |
| alternative form | cha bo |
| alternative form | cha bor |
Origin of zha bo
Borrowed from Hokkien 查某 (cha-bó͘, “woman, girl”).
Questions about zha bo
- What does zha bo mean?
- Zha bo means lady or woman.
- What part of speech is zha bo?
- Zha bo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zha bo?
- Zha bo is pronounced [ˌt͡s˭ɑː˨ ˈbɔː˦˨] (Singapore).
- What is the plural of zha bo?
- The plural of zha bo is zha bo.
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