What does “kancheong” mean?

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

kancheong

adjectiveCantonese

Anxious, flustered, in a nervous hurry.

“Don’t so kancheong, the flight is at 9 pm.”

Also: kan cheong, kan chiong

What does “kancheong” mean in Singlish?

Anxious, flustered, in a nervous hurry. It’s an adjective.

Where does “kancheong” come from?

From Cantonese. Other Singlish words from Cantonese include kailan, kowtim, lohei and lor.

How do you use “kancheong” in a sentence?

“Don’t so kancheong, the flight is at 9 pm.”

How else is “kancheong” spelt?

Singlish has no fixed spelling: people also write “kan cheong” or “kan chiong”.

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