pi sai

English

Alternative forms

  • bi sai

Etymology

From either or both Hokkien 鼻屎 (phīⁿ-sái) and Teochew 鼻屎 (pin7 sai2).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˌpiː˨˩ ˈsaɪ˦˨/, /ˌpiː˨ -/, (by analogy with Mandarin 鼻 (bí)) [ˌp˭-], (original pronunciation) [ˌpʰ-]

Noun

pi sai (countable and uncountable, plural pi sai)

  1. (Singlish) Hardened snot, booger.

Derived terms

  • orh pi sai
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