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"(mainly Singapore) Facebook" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
面簿 miàn bù (mainly Singapore) Facebook
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一卡通 yī kǎ tōng the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
静山 靜山 jìng shān Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore) / Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 elections) a group representation constituency (electoral division) in Singapore
樟宜 zhāng yí Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located
赞 贊 zàn to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) syn
脸书 臉書 liǎn shū Facebook
非死不可 fēi sǐ bù kě Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
扎克伯格 zhā kè bó gé Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook
为主 為主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to syn
笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn
压根 壓根 yà gēn (mainly used in the negative) in the first place / absolutely / simply
朝鲜族 朝鮮族 cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
哈日族 hā rì zú Japanophile (refers to teenage craze for everything Japanese, originally mainly in Taiwan)
京族 jīng zú Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn
极乐世界 極樂世界 jí lè shì jiè paradise (mainly Buddhist) / Elysium / (Budd.) Sukhavati syn
仁义道德 仁義道德 rén yì dào dé compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom) / all the traditional virtues / mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
苏州码子 蘇州碼子 sū zhōu mǎ zi Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码[cao3ma3]
动量词 動量詞 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
古典乐 古典樂 gǔ diǎn yuè classical music (mainly Western)
名量词 名量詞 míng liàng cí nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns
堃 kūn variant of 坤[kun1] (mainly used in given names)
草码 草碼 cǎo mǎ the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
达马提亚 達馬提亞 dá mǎ tí yà Dalmatia (east coast of Adriatic, now mainly in Republic of Croatia)
悠游卡 悠遊卡 yōu yóu kǎ EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan)
捏脊 niē jǐ form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)
冰店 bīng diàn dessert parlor serving mainly cold sweets (esp. shaved ice) (Tw)
新加坡 xīn jiā pō Singapore
国大 國大 guó dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
桌球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia)
狮城 獅城 shī chéng the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1]
新马 新馬 xīn mǎ abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 and Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
登革热 登革熱 dēng gé rè dengue fever / Singapore hemorrhagic fever
李光耀 lǐ guāng yào Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
李显龙 李顯龍 lǐ xiǎn lóng Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004
斤 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
邓亮洪 鄧亮洪 dèng liàng hóng Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
工人党 工人黨 gōng rén dǎng Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)
人民行动党 人民行動黨 rén mín xíng dòng dǎng People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)
吴作栋 吳作棟 wú zuò dòng Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
巴耶利巴 bā yē lì bā Paya Lebar, a place in Singapore
黄金辉 黃金輝 huáng jīn huī Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
新加坡国立大学 新加坡國立大學 xīn jiā pō guó lì dà xué National University of Singapore
新加坡围棋协会 新加坡圍棋協會 xīn jiā pō wéi qí xié huì Singapore
直落布兰雅 直落布蘭雅 zhí luò bù lán yǎ Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
南洋理工大学 南洋理工大學 nán yáng lǐ gōng dà xué Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
柔佛海峡 柔佛海峽 róu fó hǎi xiá Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)
乌节路 烏節路 wū jié lù Orchard Road, Singapore (shopping and tourist area)
组屋 組屋 zǔ wū HDB flats / public apartment flats (in Singapore and Malaysia)
胡姬花 hú jī huā Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore
新加坡共和国 新加坡共和國 xīn jiā pō gòng hé guó the Republic of Singapore
新加坡英联邦原则宣言 xīn jiā pō yīng lián bāng yuán zé xuān yán Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
新加坡议题 新加坡議題 xīn jiā pō yì tí Singapore issues
新加坡宣言 xīn jiā pō xuān yán Singapore Declaration
关于环境与发展的新加坡决议 關於環境與發展的新加坡決議 Singapore Resolution on Environment and Development
小岛屿国家联盟新加坡宣言 小島嶼國家聯盟新加坡宣言 Singapore Declaration of the Alliance of Small Island States
商标法新加坡条约 商標法新加坡條約 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
日本－新加坡合作伙伴计划 日本－新加坡合作夥伴計劃 Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme
捷达航空货运 捷達航空貨運 jié dá háng kōng huò yùn Jett8 Airlines Cargo (based in Singapore)
斯坦福・莱佛士 斯坦福・萊佛士 sī tǎn fú · lái fó shì Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
莱佛士 萊佛士 lái fó shì surname Raffles / Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
斯坦福·莱佛士 斯坦福·萊佛士 sī tǎn fú · lái fó shì Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
坡县 坡縣 pō xiàn (slang) Singapore
爱玉冰 愛玉冰 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
坡国 坡國 pō guó (coll.) Singapore
肉骨茶 ròu gǔ chá bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore
歌台 gē tái boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
新力 xīn lì Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼[Suo3 ni2] in all markets)
陈庆炎 陳慶炎 chén qìng yán Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017
德士 dé shì (Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)
峇厘 bā lí Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)
干案 幹案 gàn àn (Singapore, Malaysia) to commit an offence
新马 新馬 xīn - mǎ abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1] + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
新马泰 新馬泰 xīn - mǎ - tài abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1] + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] + Thailand 泰國|泰国[Tai4guo2]
星洲 xīng zhōu Singapore
星马 星馬 xīng - mǎ Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1], aka 星洲[Xing1zhou1] + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4])
星马泰 星馬泰 xīng - mǎ - tài Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand (abbr. for 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1], aka 星洲[Xing1zhou1] + 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] + 泰國|泰国[Tai4guo2])
食水 shí shuǐ (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
巫裔 wū yì (Malaysia, Singapore) ethnic Malays
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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