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What does “buay pai” mean?

Buay pai in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.

buay pai

adjectiveHokkien

Not bad, pretty good.

“This new bubble tea shop buay pai.”

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What does “buay pai” mean in Singlish?

Not bad, pretty good. It’s an adjective.

Where does “buay pai” come from?

From Hokkien. Other Singlish words from Hokkien include bobian, bochap, bojio and boliao.

How do you use “buay pai” in a sentence?

“This new bubble tea shop buay pai.”

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