jiak kentang英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

Of a person, to be westernized; to have abandoned one's own cultural traditions in favor of a westernized lifestyle. Manglish,Singlish,derogatory,idiomatic,invariable
Of an ethnically Chinese person, to be mostly monolingual in English and unable to speak Chinese well. Manglish,Singlish,derogatory,idiomatic,invariable
To eat potatoes. Manglish,Singlish,humorous,invariable,literally

形容词 adj.

Westernized; rejecting aspects of one's own culture or heritage in favor of Western ideologies and practices. Manglish,Singlish,derogatory,idiomatic,not-comparable

词形变化

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词源

词源 1

From Malaysian and Singaporean Hokkien 食kentang or 食蕳砃 /食𫈉砃 (chia̍h kan-tang), from 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + Malay kentang (“potatoes”). Historically, the choice of potatoes over rice as a staple food, or its inclusion in one’s diet was seen as a shift towards a more Westernized lifestyle.

词源 2

From Malaysian and Singaporean Hokkien 食kentang or 食蕳砃 /食𫈉砃 (chia̍h kan-tang), from 食 (chia̍h, “to eat”) + Malay kentang (“potatoes”). Historically, the choice of potatoes over rice as a staple food, or its inclusion in one’s diet was seen as a shift towards a more Westernized lifestyle.