English Explanatory Dictionary

kiam chye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Salted vegetables.
  2. Very crumpled items (eg. paper, clothes).

Word forms

kiam chye kiamchay kiam-chay kiam chai

Etymology

From Hokkien 鹹菜 /咸菜 (kiâm-chhài).

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