"jialat" meaning in English

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          "text": "wah lao...... jialat ahhhh you.",
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          "text": "None of the economists polled expect the economy to contract - be it a technical recession or a real recession - and hit the alamak and jialat ranges.",
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        "Sapping of one’s strength; tiresome"
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          "text": "According to his doctors, every minute he had remained unconscious would have added to his life being in danger. \"If it were 10 minutes... jialat (terrible)!\" he said.",
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      "ipa": "/ˌt͡sjɑːˈlɐt/",
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        "Singapore"
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          "text": "wah lao...... jialat ahhhh you.",
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      "ipa": "/ˌt͡sjɑːˈlɐt/",
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    {
      "word": "chialat"
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