What does “char bor” mean?

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

char bor

nounHokkien

A woman, a girl.

“Got so many char bor at the party.”

Also: cha bor

What does “char bor” mean in Singlish?

A woman, a girl. It’s a noun.

Where does “char bor” come from?

From Hokkien. Other Singlish words from Hokkien include buay song, buay tahan, cham and chao keng.

How do you use “char bor” in a sentence?

“Got so many char bor at the party.”

How else is “char bor” spelt?

Singlish has no fixed spelling: people also write “cha bor”.

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