kiam chye

English

Alternative forms
  • kiamchay, kiam-chay, kiam chai (Philippines)

Etymology

From Hokkien 鹹菜／咸菜 (kiâm-chhài).

Noun

kiam chye (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore) salted vegetables
  2. (Singlish, figurative) very crumpled items (eg. paper, clothes)
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