Chinese helicopter

noun

A Singaporean who was educated in a Chinese-medium school and is not well versed in English.

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Meanings

nounChinese helicopter (plural Chinese helicopters)

plural Chinese helicopters

  1. SingaporederogatoryA Singaporean who was educated in a Chinese-medium school and is not well versed in English.

    The story goes that a recruit, when asked what school he came from, answered ‘Chinese helucated’, which went down in the army annals as Chinese helicopter.

    1985, M. Chiang, Army Daze, page 43
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APA

Chinese helicopter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20helicopter

MLA

“Chinese helicopter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20helicopter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese helicopter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20helicopter.

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