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.

dì lǐ xiāng guān
Places
妈祖宫后
mā zǔ gōng hòu
Amoy Street
妈祖宫戏台后
mā zǔ gōng xì tái hòu
Stanley Street
麦里芝蓄水池公园
mài lǐ zhī xù shuǐ chí gōng yuán
MacRitchie Reservoir Park
芒加脚
máng jiā jiǎo
vicinity of Boon Keng Road, Bendemeer Road, and Whampoa (colloquially known as mang ka kah)
民众俱乐部
mín zhòng jù lè bù
Community Club
wén huà
Culture
马打
mă dă
police (colloquially known as mata, derived from mata-mata)
马来语文与文化活动月
mǎ lái yǔ wén yǔ wén huà huó dòng yuè
Bulan Bahasa
猫步
māo bù
catwalk