Singaporean Mandarin Database

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位于新加坡东部。此地区的西边以实乞纳水道（Siglap Canal）、马林百列路（Marine Parade Road）、史蒂尔路（Still Road）、惹兰友诺士（Jalan Eunos）、友诺士连路（Eunos Link）及机场路（Airport Road）为边界。 北边和东边与巴耶利峇（Paya Lebar）空军基地和勿洛水道共享一个边界。

DEFINITION

Noun

An area located in the eastern part of Singapore. It is bounded by Siglap Canal, Marine Parade Road, Still Road, Jalan Eunos, Eunos Link and Airport Road to the west, Paya Lebar Air Base to the north and Bedok Canal to the east.

由来
  • 英语“Bedok”的音译。
  • 关于“Bedok”的由来有两种说法。第一种说法是这个词源自马来语的 beduk，即“鼓”的意思。早期新加坡的马来人会用鼓在村里宣布重要的消息，回教堂也会每天用五次鼓声来提醒教徒祈祷的时间。第二种说法是它源自马来语的 biduk，即“小渔船”的意思。早期勿洛沿岸的地带停满小渔船，当地便以此为名。
  • 在莱佛士爵士（Sir Stamford Raffles）登陆新加坡之前，勿洛外围的惹兰新巴丹（Jalan Sempadan）上有个里奥（Riau）和婆罗洲（Borneo）人民设立的坟场。在勿洛南边的实乞纳区，也有一座椰子园。
  • 勿洛发展计划（Bedok planning area）于1963年启动。勿洛有一部分的土地是在1966年东海岸的填海计划（East Coast Reclamation Scheme）中填海形成的。1976年，建屋发展局（Housing & Development Board，简称“建屋局”）已在这一带建了4,600个组屋单位。根据建屋局的统计，勿洛在2018年有61,828个组屋单位，其居住人口约达194,700人。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “勿洛” is the transliteration of the name “Bedok”.
  • Two possible origins of the name have been posited. One belief is that it came from the Malay word beduk, meaning “drum”. In Singapore’s early days, Malays would use drums to announce important news in their villages. Some mosques would also sound the drums five times a day as a reminder of prayer times. Another belief is that the name originated from the Malay word biduk, meaning “small fishing boat”, as the coasts of Bedok were lined with such vessels.
  • Before Sir Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapore, there was a cemetery on the outskirts of Bedok, at Jalan Sempadan, where Riau and Bornean people were buried. There was also a coconut plantation in Siglap, in the southern part of Bedok.
  • The Bedok planning area was launched in 1963. A part of the area was reclaimed during the East Coast Reclamation Scheme in 1966. By 1976, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) had built 4,600 flats in this area. According to statistics from the HDB, Bedok had 61,828 public flats in 2018, with an HDB resident population of approximately 194,700.
例句
勿洛组屋区现“小马场”，近百人集聚咖啡店内外，当中有人疑涉及非法赌马，也有不少人串桌、喝酒至深夜。（《联合早报》，4/12/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
An illegal betting area was recently seen in Bedok estate, with close to a hundred people gathering in and around a coffeeshop. Among them were people suspected of being involved in illegal horse betting and many customers who table-hopped and drank late into the night. (Lianhe Zaobao, 4/12/2020)
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