Meanings
adjectivedu lan (comparative more du lan, superlative most du lan)
comparative more du lan · superlative most du lan · alternative dulan
- ManglishSinglishvulgarAnnoyed, frustrated
Sibeh du lan!
I'm so pissed off!
1 more example
Let's get down to business to defeat Wuhan / (Erm, it's COVID-19) / 'Cause all that's happening right now is just so dulan!
2020, SGAG (YouTube channel), “DULAN (A Covid-19 Mulan Parody)”
Origin
- Hokkien揬𡳞
- Englishdu lan
Borrowed from Hokkien 揬𡳞 (tū-lān).
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APA
du lan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20lan
MLA
“du lan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20lan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “du lan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20lan.
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