sibeh

[ˈsiː˨˦.beː˨]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adv

An intensifier word, very.

"It does seem to be a pity, though, to let go of an identity that we have formed at last, something we have had printed in posters, something we can point to and say, "Wah, sibeh Singaporean, lah"."
"The netizen above, Bruce Wee, shared a screenshot of Ho Ching’s footwear during her official visit to the US last year and commented, “Not again? Sibeh Sia Suay!”"
"I'm sibeh damn rich / I'm very very rich / I can buy anything when Limpeh happy"

From Singapore Hokkien 死爸 (sí-pē, “very; quite”, literally “die father”), from Singapore Teochew 死爸 (si² bê⁶, “very; quite”, literally “die father”), in the sense of being to the extent that one’s father dies.

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How do you pronounce sibeh?

The recorded pronunciation is [ˈsiː˨˦.beː˨].

What does sibeh mean?

An intensifier word, very.

Where does sibeh come from?

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