"boh koleng" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: [bo²¹ kʰo²⁴ leŋ²⁴] [Singapore] Forms: more boh koleng [comparative], most boh koleng [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) in Malaysia and Singapore. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|無可能|tr=bô-khó-lêng}} Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) Head templates: {{en-adj|head=boh koleng}} boh koleng (comparative more boh koleng, superlative most boh koleng)
  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Impossible Tags: Manglish, Singlish
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "無可能",
        "tr": "bô-khó-lêng"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) in Malaysia and Singapore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more boh koleng",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most boh koleng",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "head": "boh koleng"
      },
      "expansion": "boh koleng (comparative more boh koleng, superlative most boh koleng)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Malaysian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singapore English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 September 4, jetsetter, “Re: General Election 2015”, in KiasuParents:",
          "text": "Touch your heart and ask yourself, pirate. Do you think you can legislate $1k min wage for all sectors, \"across sectors\"? Bo Ko Leng, right?!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 April 4, Assassin, “Possible future upgrade for Lester ?”, in MyCarForum, archived from the original on 2019-12-31:",
          "text": "Yah lor...boh koleng leh.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Impossible"
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      "links": [
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        "(Singlish, Manglish) Impossible"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bo²¹ kʰo²⁴ leŋ²⁴]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "boh koleng"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "無可能",
        "tr": "bô-khó-lêng"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 無可能/无可能 (bô-khó-lêng) in Malaysia and Singapore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more boh koleng",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most boh koleng",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "boh koleng"
      },
      "expansion": "boh koleng (comparative more boh koleng, superlative most boh koleng)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "English terms derived from Hokkien",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Malaysian English",
        "Manglish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Singapore English",
        "Singlish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 September 4, jetsetter, “Re: General Election 2015”, in KiasuParents:",
          "text": "Touch your heart and ask yourself, pirate. Do you think you can legislate $1k min wage for all sectors, \"across sectors\"? Bo Ko Leng, right?!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 April 4, Assassin, “Possible future upgrade for Lester ?”, in MyCarForum, archived from the original on 2019-12-31:",
          "text": "Yah lor...boh koleng leh.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Impossible"
      ],
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        [
          "Impossible",
          "impossible#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Singlish, Manglish) Impossible"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bo²¹ kʰo²⁴ leŋ²⁴]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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