What does “wah piang” mean?

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

wah piang

interjectionHokkien

Good grief! Disbelief or exasperation, a lot like walao.

“Wah piang, the train stopped again.”

Also: wah piang eh

What does “wah piang” mean in Singlish?

Good grief! Disbelief or exasperation, a lot like walao. It’s an exclamation.

Where does “wah piang” come from?

From Hokkien. Other Singlish words from Hokkien include teh, tio, towkay and wah.

How do you use “wah piang” in a sentence?

“Wah piang, the train stopped again.”

How else is “wah piang” spelt?

Singlish has no fixed spelling: people also write “wah piang eh”.

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