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zha bo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌt͡s˭ɑː˨ ˈbɔː˦˨] (Singapore)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 查某 (cha-bó͘, “woman, girl”).

Meanings

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) Lady or woman.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • And most of them call me "swee zha bo", pretty girl. 2013 December 9, “Hawker Masters 2013: Secrets about famous ‘Bedok Camp’ Cheng Tng revealed”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016:

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