Singaporean Mandarin Database

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释义

名词

加了糖的无奶黑咖啡。

DEFINITION

Noun

Black coffee, or coffee without milk, with sugar added.

由来
  • “咖啡”是“coffee”的音译，而“乌”在福建话中指黑色， 即“black”的意译。
  • 在新加坡人的日常口语中，一般将咖啡乌称为“kopi-o”。 Kopi 即马来语中的“咖啡”一词，o 则是标注了福建话和潮州话中“乌”的读音。
ETYMOLOGY
  • “咖啡” is the transliteration of the English word “coffee”, while “乌” means “black” in the Hokkien dialect..
  • In everyday speech, “咖啡乌” is usually called “kopi-o”. Kopi is the Malay word for coffee, and “o” is the way “乌” is pronounced in Hokkien and Teochew.

 

例句
和附近食阁或咖啡店一杯咖啡乌要价至少一元的价格相比，五毛钱咖啡乌便宜了一 半，因此吸引了附近的居民光顾。（《联合早报》，19/3/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Compared to the food courts and coffee shops nearby, where a cup of kopi-o costs at least S$1, the same drink here costs just S$0.50, thus attracting the patronage of many residents. (Lianhe Zaobao, 19/3/2019)
其他地区用语

黑咖啡 （大陆）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

黑咖啡 (Mainland China)

相关资料

在“咖啡乌”后面添加词语，便可根据个人喜好调整饮料口味。例如“咖啡乌kosong”指无糖黑咖啡，“咖啡乌peng”则指冰黑咖啡。

RELATED INFORMATION

Kopi-o can be further customised according to one's taste by adding words behind. For example, "kopi-o kosong" refers to black coffee without sugar, and "kopi-o peng" refers to iced black coffee.

参考资料
点击查看咖啡乌的参考资料
REFERENCES

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