CHEK ARK
((tchi’k a’h))
A Hokkien term which has two uses: the first is an exclamation like “what a pity!” and the second is a verb that means to build bad karma, i.e. to do something that will return and haunt you.
1. “He so smart, become scholar, then go and kill himself. Aiyoh, damn chek ark!”
(He’s so such a smart fellow that he became a scholar. However, he killed himself. What a pity!)
2. “Mr. Tan whole day treat his employee like sai like that. He damn chek ark, one.”
(Mr. Tan always treats his employees in a crappy manner. This will come back and haunt him in the future.)
=D
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