"leh chey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪ.t͡ʃeɪ/ [Singapore], [ˈleː˧.t͡ʃeː˦] [Singapore] Forms: more leh chey [comparative], most leh chey [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay leceh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|leceh}} Malay leceh Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} leh chey (comparative more leh chey, superlative most leh chey)
  1. (colloquial, Singapore) Troublesome Tags: Singapore, colloquial Synonyms: leceh

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1987 February 28, Tan Sai Siong, The Straits Times, page 21:",
          "text": "[A friend] was puzzled as to why the [Central Provident Fund] Board with its marvellous computerised accounting facilities couldn’t design a less lecheh (convoluted, troublesome) way of dealing with savers who already have enough to take care of rainy flat-on-their-back days.",
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