guai lan

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Etymology

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Derived from Hokkien 怪𡳞 (koài-lān, literally strange dick).

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guai lan (comparative more guai lan, superlative most guai lan)

  1. (Singapore, informal, colloquial) Hard to please or satisfy; irritating, loathsome.
    • 1999 May 23, “The Loanshark Look”, in The New Paper, Singapore:
      I'd say it's the "kwai lan" (gangster) look.
    • 2003 July 21, Z-Bone, “Triple X Carsticker”, in Google Groups[1]:
      you so guai lan for wat
    • 2005 August 3, Joleen Lim, “guai lan”, in Blogspot[2], archived from the original on 2 February 2017:
      damn guai lan..cannot take it..
    • 2013 March 20, JeevS GOne, “Oppa Guai Lan Style (Oppa Gangnam Style Parady)”, in YouTube[3]:
      Tribute to my “guai lan” friend!
    • 2013 September 3, The Marijuana Chronicles, Singapore:
      After all these years, the bugger still had the same kwai lan air he had even when he was fifteen.