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.

万国
wàn guó
Buangkok
万字票
wàn zì piào
4D (4-digit lottery)
网际网络
wǎng jì wǎng luò
Internet
卫塞节
wèi sài jié
Vesak Day
文头雪
wén tóu xuě
ice jelly
梧槽
wú cáo
Rochor
梧槽尾
wú cáo wěi
Crawford Street (colloquially known as Rochor buey)
乌达
wū dá
otah (derived from otak-otak)
五大共同价值观
wǔ dà gòng tóng jià zhí guān
Our Shared Values
五房式
wǔ fáng shì
5-Room flats
武吉士街
wǔ jí shì jiē
Bugis Street
五脚基
wŭ jiăo jī
five-foot-way
乌节路
wū jié lù
Orchard Road
乌龙
wū lóng
Unexpected mistake
勿洛
wù luò
Bedok
五马路
wǔ mǎ lù
Bencoolen Street
乌敏岛
wū mín dǎo
Pulau Ubin
乌桥头
wū qiáo tóu
area around Havelock Road (colloquially known as oh kio tau)
五十对五十
wǔ shí duì wǔ shí
fifty-fifty
五香虾饼
wǔ xiāng xiā bǐng
ngoh hiang and prawn cracker (colloquially known as ngoh heong hei pia)