chao keng

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chao keng

[ˈt͡sʰaʊ˦˨ ˈk˭eŋ˦] Singapore
[ˈt͡ʃʰ-] Singapore

Where it comes from

From Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

verb

Singlish, invariable To malinger, to skive, to shirk one's duties (especially, military duties) by feigning illness or reporting sick. I chao keng. I idle. What is pride?
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@misc{chao_keng_2026,
  title = {chao keng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chao%20keng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}