Singaporean Mandarin Database

This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.

shí wù/zhí wù
Food/Plants
亚喳
yā chā
achar
椰浆饭
yē jiāng fàn
nasi lemak
椰丝糯米糍
yē sī nuò mǐ cí
ondeh ondeh
印度煎饼
yìn dù jiān bǐng
roti prata
印度蒸米粉
yìn dù zhēng mǐ fěn
putu mayam
鱼翅瓜
yú chì guā
Figleaf gourd
鱼生
yú shēng
yu sheng
鸳鸯
yuān yāng
yuanyang