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Zhun is a Singlish (Singapore English) adjective and adverb meaning accurate, precise, or spot-on — used to describe something that is exactly right, perfectly timed, or completely correct.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

Zhun is a Singlish (Singapore English) adjective and adverb meaning accurate, precise, or spot-on — used to describe something that is exactly right, perfectly timed, or completely correct. It is borrowed from the Hokkien Chinese dialect, reflecting the significant Hokkien-speaking heritage within Singapore's Chinese community. Zhun is a natural part of everyday Singaporean casual speech and appears across all ages and registers within that context, though it would be unfamiliar outside of Singapore and Malaysian English-speaking communities.

His prediction about the match score was totally zhun — he got it right to the exact minute.
Origin: Borrowed from Hokkien Chinese 'zhun' (準 / 准), meaning accurate, correct, or on-target. Reflects the deep influence of Hokkien on Singlish vocabulary, alongside Malay and Cantonese borrowings. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(Singapore, Singlish) , precise, spot-on.

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  • “Twist-3 transverse momentum dependent gluon distributions in a spectator model https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01952 Xiupeng Xie, Zhun Lu.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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