Meaning of bo pian | Babel Free

Definitions

No choice; it cannot be helped; there’s no other way.

Malaysia, Singapore, Singlish

Examples

“In Singapore, there is no choice being one of the world’s twenty smallest countries. Boh pien ah.”

“Eh, if cannot finish⟳ the work⟳ then bo bian must stay⟳ back”

“I have⟳ been sleep⟳ deprived for the past few days, and a friend who knows about it just sent me an online message: “Notti (lingo-speak for naughty) ah…still don’t sleep⟳.” My reply⟳, “Bobian (Singaporean-English term for no choice), I’m a workaholic…””

“He already paid for my ticket so even if I was busy, boh pien, I would have⟳ to go.”

CEFR level