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星加坡

sing1 gaa3 bo1

xing1 jia1 po1

[舊] Singapore | Officially '新加坡'

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

星加坡

This word was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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星 sing1 xing1 - star
加 gaa1 jia1 - plus, add to, increase, append
坡 po1 bo1 pi2 bi4 po1 - slope; bank; hillside

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