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释义

名词

克罗士街上段（Upper Cross Street）的俗称。位于牛车水的边界，衔接合乐路（Havelock Road）与桥南路（South Bridge Road）。

DEFINITION

Noun

The colloquial name for Upper Cross Street, located at the boundary of Chinatown, connecting Havelock Road and South Bridge Road.

由来
  • 海山街的名称源自早期坐落于该地段的私会党 “海山公司”。
  • 克罗士街上段名称中的 “克罗士” 指 “交叉”，即英语 “cross” 的音译。克罗士街（Cross Street）也是单向车道，自莱佛士码头（Raffles Quay）开始，终于桥南路。
  • 在 20 世纪初，由于多数贩卖肉类和香料的印度商人居住于此，该地段也被当地人称作为 “吉宁街”，即 “Kling Street” 的音译。然而，由于 Kling 是用来指称印度人的贬义词，所以这一名称后来已不被使用。
  • 1927 年，坐落在海山街的南天酒楼开始运作。这是新加坡第一间拥有电梯的华人酒店，也是当年牛车水最高的建筑物。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The name of “海山街” originated from the secret society “海山公司” (Hai San Society) that was located in this area in the early days.
  • The Mandarin term “克罗士” in “克罗士街上段” is a transliteration of the English term “cross”. Cross Street is also a one-way road from Raffles Quay to South Bridge Road.
  • At the beginning of the 20th century, as this area used to be home to Indian businessmen who sold meat and spices, it was also called “吉宁街”, which is the transliteration of “Kling Street”. However, as the term Kling is a derogatory term used to refer to Indians, its use was later discontinued.
  • In 1927, the Great Southern Hotel commenced operations at Upper Cross Street. This is the first Chinese hotel in Singapore with an elevator, and it was also the tallest building in Chinatown then.
例句
受骗事主与警方携手合作，前日在海山街一座组屋，将一名冒充事主亲属骗取钱财，涉嫌干下至少 5 起骗案的骗子，擒拿归案。（《联合早报》， 5/5/2022）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Through a collaborative effort between the police and the scam victim, they were able to arrest the scammer who attempted to commit scam crimes by impersonating as the victim’s relative. It is believed that the scammer had committed more than five cases related to scam. (Lianhe Zaobao, 5/5/2022)
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