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Choa Chu Kang

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释义

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位于新加坡西北部的地区。此地区与北边的双溪加株（Sungei Kadut）、东边的武吉班让（Bukit Panjang）、东南边的武吉巴督（Bukit Batok）、西南的登加 （Tengah）及西边的西部集水区共享一个边界。

DEFINITION

Noun

An area located in the northwestern part of Singapore. It is bounded by Sungei Kadut to the north, Bukit Panjang to the east, Bukit Batok to the southeast, Tengah to the southwest, and the Western Water Catchment to the west.

由来
  • ƒ蔡厝港的名称与潮州话的“港主”有关。“港”指的是河岸，而“主”则代表着主人的意思，也就是负责开发该地区种植园的首领。“厝”原指宅屋，后延伸出乡镇的意思。因此，由蔡姓港主所开发的乡镇，被称为“蔡厝港”。
  • 19世纪时期，柔佛州苏丹（Sultan of Johor）以港主制度治理新加坡，并颁发港契给蔡福义来开发蔡厝港一带的土地。蔡福义被称为蔡厝港的港主，蔡厝港因此得名。
  • 早期，蔡厝港区的居民多以种植甘密与胡椒为生。到了1960年代，居民种植的农作物逐渐多元化，开始有了黄梨、橡胶、椰子等，并发展成为果园与菜园。有一些居民也饲养家禽，同时靠捕鱼为业。目前，蔡厝港区已经没有这些果园、养殖场及菜园了。
  • 1960年代，蔡厝港区有许多特殊的行业，如饲养牛蛙、鳄鱼、乌龟等。
  • 1977年，新加坡政府在蔡厝港的德惠路（Teck Whye Road）上建立了蔡厝港的第一个组屋区。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The name originated from the Teochew dialect term “港主” (kang chu), which translates as “owner of the port”. “港” refers to the riverbank, while “主” denotes “owner”, referring to the leader responsible for developing the plantations in the area. The character “厝” originally meant a house, but eventually came to also mean “town” or “village”. Hence, Choa Chu Kang was so named as it was a town developed by the leader of the area whose surname was Choa.
  • In the 19th century, the Sultan of Johor implemented the kang chu system in Singapore, and issued a deed to Choa Hock Yi for him to develop the land in the Choa Chu Kang area. As Choa became known as the kang chu, the locality was named after him.
  • The early inhabitants of Choa Chu Kang mostly grew gambier and pepper. By the 1960s, more plants were being cultivated, including pineapple, rubber and coconut. The area eventually became filled with fruit and vegetable plantations. Some residents also raised poultry or relied on fishing for a living. Today, these plantations and farms no longer exist in Choa Chu Kang.
  • In the 1960s, Choa Chu Kang was also home to many unique industries such as bullfrog, crocodile, and tortoise breeding farms.
  • Choa Chu Kang’s first housing estate was established on Teck Whye Road in 1977 by the Singapore Government.
例句
蔡厝港不只是一个市镇，而是一个大家庭。（《联合早报》，5/7/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Choa Chu Kang is not just an estate. It is a big family. (Lianhe Zaobao, 5/7/2020)
参考资料
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