du lan
English
Alternative forms
- dulan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 揬𡳞 (tū-lān).
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): [t˭uː˨˩ lɑn˨]
Adjective
du lan (comparative more du lan, superlative most du lan)
- (Singlish, Manglish, vulgar) Annoyed, frustrated
- Sibeh du lan! ― I'm so pissed off!
- 2020, SGAG (YouTube channel), “DULAN (A Covid-19 Mulan Parody)”[1]:
- Let's get down to business to defeat Wuhan / (Erm, it's COVID-19) / 'Cause all that's happening right now is just so dulan!