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Meaning of tai ji | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/[ˈt˭aɪ˩ t͡s˭iː˩]/

Definitions

  1. One's business or responsibility. More often than not, used in a dismissive manner.
    Singlish, uncountable, usually
  2. Problem, matters (some issue or responsibility that is an inconvenience to the one involved).
    Singlish, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Not my tai ji.”

None of my business.

“One of the uncles who had restrained the man then approached James, who said: "Never mind, you siam lah. Not your daiji ['business' in Hokkien]."”
“Ah well... 7.5 year old car, let sleeping dogs lie. If got daiji again then see how lol.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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