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.
特别学校
tè bié xué xiào
Special Education (SPED) school
特选学校
tè xuǎn xué xiào
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school
太空梭
tài kōng suō
space shuttle
特惠银行服务
tè huì yín hang fú wù
privilege banking
跳蚤市场
tiào zǎo shì chǎng
flea market
同舟共济配套
tóng zhōu gòng jì pèi tào
Solidarity Budget
涂改剂
tú gǎi jì
correction fluid
团结预算案
tuán jié yù suàn àn
Unity Budget
铁公鸡
tiě gōng jī
having a fist fight
头尾
tóu wěi
from beginning to end
同济医院
tóng jì yī yuàn
Thong Chai Medical Institution
头家
tóu jiā
boss (colloquially known as towkay)
土生华人
tǔ shēng huá rén
Peranakan Chinese
停车转搭公共交通工具计划
tíng chē zhuǎn dā gōng gòng jiāo tōng gōng jù jì huá
Park and Ride Scheme