The story
- Hokkien · borrowed from煮炒
- English todayzi char
Borrowed from Singaporean Hokkien 煮炒 (chír-chhá, literally “cook and fry”), with Pinyin-influenced spelling.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zi char
Today it means: Affordable homestyle or restaurant-style Chinese dishes, from stalls commonly found in hawker centres and coffee shops. Full definition →
Hokkien 煮炒