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jialat.

Sapping one’s strength; tiresome.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌt͡s˭jɑːˈlʌt/Singapore/ˌt͡ʃj-/Singapore[ˌt͡s˭ja(ː)˨ˈlat̚˦]Singapore[ˌt͡ɕ˭j-]Singapore
  1. Sapping one’s strength; tiresome.

    Manglish · Singlish · archaic
  2. Terrible, disastrous; (of a person) affected by difficulties, in a dire situation.

    Manglish · Singlish · broadly
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t, “to be exhausting”), with spelling influenced by Mandarin Pinyin.

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