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新加坡 (san1 gaa3 bo1) — Single-character abbreviation: 新 or 星 | e.g.: 新馬 Singapore and Malaysia | Old forms include 星加坡, 星嘉坡 and 新嘉坡 | Cant. speakers often retain the form 星加坡 in speech. in Cantonese

sanˉ¹新gaa˗₃加boˉ¹坡
Mandarin Pinyin: xin1 jia1 po1

Meaning of 新加坡

nounSingle-character abbreviation: 新 or 星 | e.g.: 新馬 Singapore and Malaysia | Old forms include 星加坡, 星嘉坡 and 新嘉坡 | Cant. speakers often retain the form 星加坡 in speech.
nounSingapore

Example Sentences with 新加坡

香港同新加坡人都見慣高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
ngoˏ₅我heoi˗₃去singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加bo1.坡。
I'm going to Singapore.
singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加boˉ¹坡houˊ²好jit6.熱。
Singapore is very hot.
keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加bo1.坡。
He/She lives in Singapore.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋heoi˗₃去singˉ¹星gaaˉ¹加boˉ¹坡waan2.玩。
We're going to Singapore to play.
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Characters in 新加坡

新san1
recent; modern
加gaa1
plus; [v] add (to)
坡bo1
slope; hillside

Words Containing 新加坡

新加坡共和國san1 gaa3 bo1 gung6 wo4 gwok3
the Republic of Singapore
新加坡航空san1 gaa3 bo1 hong4 hung1
Singapore Airlines

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