"gian peng" meaning in English

See gian peng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡɪən pəŋ/ [Singapore], /ɡɪən bəŋ/ [Singapore] Forms: more gian peng [comparative], most gian peng [superlative]
Etymology: Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”) + 飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{m|nan|癮飯||greed for rice|tr=gièn pn̄g}} 癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), {{m|nan|癮||a base craving for something|tr=gièn}} 癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”), {{m|nan|飯||rice|tr=pn̄g}} 飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”) Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} gian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng)
  1. (Singlish, colloquial) Greedy for, and always on the lookout for, cheap deals or freebies. Tags: Singlish, colloquial Synonyms: giam png
    Sense id: en-gian_peng-en-adj-IBFFLpd4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Singlish

Download JSON data for gian peng meaning in English (3.0kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "癮飯",
        "3": "",
        "4": "greed for rice",
        "tr": "gièn pn̄g"
      },
      "expansion": "癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "癮",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a base craving for something",
        "tr": "gièn"
      },
      "expansion": "癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "飯",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rice",
        "tr": "pn̄g"
      },
      "expansion": "飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”) + 飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gian peng",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gian peng",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nolinkhead": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "gian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/gian$20peng/sg.marketplace/zzfTmuj0n74/ZpX3K7N4zRkJ\nwah lau, you damn 'gian peng'.singtel give free, you want to sell."
        },
        {
          "text": "2009 August 27, FeedMeToTheFish,, SGian Png\" Temasek Needs Retail Investors? , blog entry http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.sg/2009/08/gian-png-temasek-needs-retail-investors.html\nFor the benefit of those who do not understand the Hokien dialect, \"Gian Png\" literally means \"hungry for rice\" or if I may, \"needs more money to survive\"."
        },
        {
          "text": "2015 September 30, Snap Snap Eat Editor, Snap Snap Eat , online http://www.snapsnapeat.com/uncategorized/gian-peng-tips-best-credit-cards-in-singapore/\nThe author is a very Gian Peng person always eyeing for promotions, freebies, etc."
        },
        {
          "text": "2015 December 27, Timothy Tan, HardwareZone:Channel 8 news show the gian peng gian sai people.. , online http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/channel-8-news-show-gian-peng-gian-sai-people-5268127.html\nIf you not so gian peng, you no need to wait the 15 minutes... See that auntie / uncle use lame excuse to say like they die die must wait 15 minutes…."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Greedy for, and always on the lookout for, cheap deals or freebies."
      ],
      "id": "en-gian_peng-en-adj-IBFFLpd4",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singlish, colloquial) Greedy for, and always on the lookout for, cheap deals or freebies."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "giam png"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singlish",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɪən pəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɪən bəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gian peng"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "癮飯",
        "3": "",
        "4": "greed for rice",
        "tr": "gièn pn̄g"
      },
      "expansion": "癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "癮",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a base craving for something",
        "tr": "gièn"
      },
      "expansion": "癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "飯",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rice",
        "tr": "pn̄g"
      },
      "expansion": "飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯/瘾饭 (gièn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮/瘾 (gièn, “a base craving for something”) + 飯/饭 (pn̄g, “rice”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gian peng",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gian peng",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nolinkhead": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "gian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "English terms derived from Hokkien",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Singlish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/gian$20peng/sg.marketplace/zzfTmuj0n74/ZpX3K7N4zRkJ\nwah lau, you damn 'gian peng'.singtel give free, you want to sell."
        },
        {
          "text": "2009 August 27, FeedMeToTheFish,, SGian Png\" Temasek Needs Retail Investors? , blog entry http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.sg/2009/08/gian-png-temasek-needs-retail-investors.html\nFor the benefit of those who do not understand the Hokien dialect, \"Gian Png\" literally means \"hungry for rice\" or if I may, \"needs more money to survive\"."
        },
        {
          "text": "2015 September 30, Snap Snap Eat Editor, Snap Snap Eat , online http://www.snapsnapeat.com/uncategorized/gian-peng-tips-best-credit-cards-in-singapore/\nThe author is a very Gian Peng person always eyeing for promotions, freebies, etc."
        },
        {
          "text": "2015 December 27, Timothy Tan, HardwareZone:Channel 8 news show the gian peng gian sai people.. , online http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/channel-8-news-show-gian-peng-gian-sai-people-5268127.html\nIf you not so gian peng, you no need to wait the 15 minutes... See that auntie / uncle use lame excuse to say like they die die must wait 15 minutes…."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Greedy for, and always on the lookout for, cheap deals or freebies."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singlish, colloquial) Greedy for, and always on the lookout for, cheap deals or freebies."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singlish",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɪən pəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɪən bəŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "giam png"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gian peng"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.