siew dai
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Chinese, though ultimate source language unascertained. Apparently
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Singapore) IPA(key): [sjuː˧˦ tɑɪ˨]
- The [t] is unaspirated.
Adjective
[edit]siew dai (not comparable)
- (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Less sweet (as a preference when ordering coffee or tea).
- 2007, iwatch_ueat, “Tong Ya coffee: super crispy kaya toast!”, in ishootieatipost[1], retrieved 2016-04-01:
- Ordering a cup of Kopi C Siew Dai (Coffee with evaporated milk and less sugar) makes you feel very Singaporean.
- 2009, Dominic, “Hello, Google!”, in blog.gothere.sg[2], retrieved 2016-04-01:
- But nothing beats that cup of kopi-o siu dai from the nearby kopitiam uncle who knows you best.
- 2012, Low Kay Hwa, I Believe You:
- “I like coffee better.” He smiled. “Kopi-O siew dai.
- 2015, Wong Kim Hoh, “Former kopi boy's still full of beans”, in The Straits Times (Singapore)[3], retrieved 2016-04-01:
- Before he opens it, he asks what I would like to drink, then shouts out to a woman stirring a cup of Milo vigorously: “One kopi peng siew dai, and one teh si for me.”