kan cheong
English
editEtymology
editFrom Singaporean Hokkien 緊張/紧张 (kán-chiong, “nervous; stressed”), from Cantonese 緊張/紧张 (gan2 zoeng1).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkan cheong (comparative more kan cheong, superlative most kan cheong)
- (Singlish, Manglish) Nervous, anxious, keyed up
- 2002 August 13, Michelle Ho, quoting Diana Liaw, The Straits Times, Singapore, page L8:
- I was so ‘kancheong’ (Cantonese for worried) about his tests that I woke him up at 5:30 am to remind him not to make mistakes.
- 2008 November 2, Colin Goh, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 14:
- I wasn’t always this kan cheong about elections.