ho kua bo ho jiak
(Singlish, idiomatic) ; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance.
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(Singlish, idiomatic) ; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance.
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(Singlish, of food, literally) despite having great presentation.
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