"steady pom pi pi" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɛ̝di ˌpɔm ˌpiː ˌpiː/ [Singapore], [ˈstɛ̝˧.di˦ ˌpɔm˨ ˌpiː˦ ˌpiː˦] [Singapore]
Etymology: Singapore English steady (“solid, cool-headed, reliable”) + Hokkien 歕觱觱 /𬅫觱觱 (pûn pi-pi, “to blow a whistle”, onomatopoeic). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nan-hbl|歕觱觱|pos=onomatopoeic|t=to blow a whistle|tr=pûn pi-pi}} Hokkien 歕觱觱 /𬅫觱觱 (pûn pi-pi, “to blow a whistle”, onomatopoeic) Head templates: {{en-adj|?|head=steady pom pi pi}} steady pom pi pi
  1. (Singapore, Singlish, old-fashioned or humorous) Calm; self-assured. Tags: Singapore, Singlish, dated, humorous, predicative
    Sense id: en-steady_pom_pi_pi-en-adj-K1-h33Oq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singapore English, Singlish
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      "ipa": "[ˈstɛ̝˧.di˦ ˌpɔm˨ ˌpiː˦ ˌpiː˦]",
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