Meanings
verbpang sai (invariable)
- SinglishcolloquialintransitiveinvariableTo defecate; to shit.
Then why Hong Kong people stock toilet paper? Because monkey see monkey do. Hong Kong people stock toilet paper because people scared toilet paper come from China, tomorrow China no toilet paper, we all cannot go pang sai.
2020 February 20, Chan Chun Sing, as quoted, “Full transcript of 25-minute leaked audio recording of Chan Chun Sing dialogue with SCCCI”, in Mothership.sg
Origin
- Hokkien放屎
- Englishpang sai
Borrowed from Hokkien 放屎 (pàng-sái).
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APA
pang sai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pang%20sai
MLA
“pang sai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pang%20sai. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pang sai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pang%20sai.
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