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