"kacau" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Singapore Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 85:",
          "text": "So even when his army kaki gajiau-ed him for evening joyrides, promising to bring a nice bottle of Black Label if he agreed, he always said no.",
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          "text": "Nazhan's defence lawyer Singa Retnam asked him if he had heard Nazhan telling Cpl Kok during the celebrations: \"If anyone 'kacau' (bothers) you, tell me\".",
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        "To disturb; to bother or trouble (someone)."
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      "ipa": "[ˈk˭a˧.t͡ɕ˭jaʊ˦]",
      "note": "approximating Hokkien",
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