Singaporean Mandarin Database

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zhū

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力

lì

chocolate

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食物、植物

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Food/Plants

食物、植物

Food / Plants

释义

名词

由可可 (cacao) 种子烘烤而制成的食品。

DEFINITION

Noun

A food made from cacao beans.

由来
  • 广东话对英语“chocolate”的音译。
  • “Chocolate”原本译为“巧克力”，后受到香港粤语电影、歌曲及流行文化的影响，“朱古力”一词便频繁地出现在新加坡的日常言谈中。
  • 朱古力的做法一般是将可可的果实研磨成细末，加上糖和奶油制作而成。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “朱古力” comes from the Cantonese transliteration of the English term “chocolate”.
  • “Chocolate” was originally translated into Mandarin as “巧克力”. Subsequently, under the influence of Cantonese movies, songs and popular culture from Hong Kong, the term “朱古力” began to appear frequently in Singaporeans’ everyday speech.
  • Chocolate is mostly made by grinding cacao seed kernels into a fine powder and processing it together with sugar and milk.

 

例句
朱古力金币原是很多小孩的圣诞节恩物，许多网民对停产的消息感到震惊，对这项决定提出质疑。（《联合早报》，28/10/2014）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Chocolate gold coins have always been a much-loved Christmas gift for children. Many netizens were thus stunned by the news that chocolate coins are being discontinued, and questioned the manufacturer’s decision. (Lianhe Zaobao, 28/10/2014)
其他地区用语

朱古律（港、澳）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

朱古律 (Hong Kong, Macau)

参考资料
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