Singaporean Mandarin Database

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名词

主要用于开锁的工具，同“钥匙”。

DEFINITION

Noun

A tool mainly used for undoing locks. It has the same meaning as “钥匙”.

由来
  • 源于中国南方地区诸方言中对“钥匙”的称呼。
  • 新加坡福建话、广东话及潮州话等方言也使用“锁匙”一词。该词之后借入新加坡华语，无论在口语或书面上都受到广泛的使用。
  • 除了开锁，锁匙一词也可用于比喻其他具开通功能的物品。例如，星网电子付款公司（NETS）于 2011 年推出了万捷通锁匙标签（Flashpay Key Tag）。这一“锁匙”具有付费和储值功能，使用方法与普通的免接触式付费卡一样。
ETYMOLOGY
  • A term for keys originating from dialects in southern China.
  • The term “锁匙” is also used in dialects like Hokkien, Cantonese, and Teochew in Singapore. This term was later borrowed into Singapore Mandarin and is widely used in both speech and writing.
  • Besides undoing locks, the Mandarin term “锁匙” can also be used to refer to tools with the function of enabling access. For example, NETS rolled out the Flashpay Key Tag in 2011. This “key” has the functions of payment and value storage. It is used in the same way as typical contactless payment cards.

 

例句
谎称父亲车祸过世，一名兽医诊所护士要求立即辞职，但她却保留诊所锁匙，多次用锁匙进入诊所偷走 4 万 3000 元，到韩国旅游还买手机等， 昨天被判坐牢 39 个月。（《新明日报》，18/12/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
A nurse from a veterinary clinic lied that her father passed on in a car accident had requested to resign immediately, but kept the keys to the clinic. She used the keys to enter the clinic multiple times and stole $43,000, which she spent on a trip to South Korea and a mobile phone, among others. She was sentenced to 39 months of imprisonment yesterday. (Shin Min Daily News, 18/12/2020)
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