gian peng

== English == === Alternative forms === giam png === Etymology === Romanization from Hokkien 癮飯 / 瘾饭 (giàn pn̄g, “greed for rice”), from 癮 / 瘾 (giàn, “a craving for something”) + 飯 / 饭 (pn̄g, “rice”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): [ɡiɛn⁴² pŋ̍²²] === Adjective === gian peng (comparative more gian peng, superlative most gian peng) (Singlish, derogatory) Greedy and always on the lookout for cheap deals and freebies. 1998 May 29, Drew, “Hello” Ticket for sales , Google Groups [1] wah lau, you damn 'gian peng'.singtel give free, you want to sell. 2009 August 27, FeedMeToTheFish,, SGian Png" Temasek Needs Retail Investors? , blog entry [2] For the benefit of those who do not understand the Hokien dialect, "Gian Png" literally means "hungry for rice" or if I may, "needs more money to survive". 2015 September 30, Snap Snap Eat Editor, Snap Snap Eat , online [3] The author is a very Gian Peng person always eyeing for promotions, freebies, etc. 2015 December 27, Timothy Tan, HardwareZone:Channel 8 news show the gian peng gian sai people.. , online [4] If you not so gian peng, you no need to wait the 15 minutes... See that auntie / uncle use lame excuse to say like they die die must wait 15 minutes….