Singaporean Mandarin Database
This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.
Penang Road (colloquially known as ong keh sua au)
Penang Road (colloquially known as ong keh sua au)
DEFINITION
Noun
The colloquial name of the Penang Road.
由来
- 源自福建话或潮州话 ong keh sua au 的意译。
- 皇家山历史悠久，现代考古学家在当地发现源自于 14 世纪的金饰、建筑与中国瓷器。由于新加坡是中世纪海上丝绸之路的贸易中转站，考古学家也在皇家山寻获大量的元代陶瓷文物。
- 由于槟榔路是位于皇家山脚后方的主要道路，因此被俗称为 “皇家山后”。
- 槟榔路建于 1906 年，名称中的 “槟榔” 指槟榔屿，即槟城早期的名称。
ETYMOLOGY
- The Mandarin term “皇家山后” (behind Fort Canning Hill) is a paraphrase of the Hokkien or Teochew dialect term ong keh sua au.
- Fort Canning Hill boasts a long history. The gold ornaments, Chinese porcelain artefacts and architecture discovered by modern archaeologists at the park can be traced back to the fourteenth century. Since Singapore was a trade transit point along the Maritime Silk Road during the Middle Ages, archaeologists also found a large number of ceramic artifacts from the Yuan Dynasty in Fort Canning Hil.
- As Penang Road is the main road behind the foot of Fort Canning Hill, the road is colloquially known as “皇家山后”.
- Penang Road was built in 1906 and was named after Penang in Malaysia. In its Chinese equivalent “槟榔路”, the term “槟榔” refers to “槟榔屿”, an early name of Penang.
例句
这起案件发生在 1 月 8 日（星期六）上午 10 时 30 分左右，赵富章驾着 “黄顶” 德士，送乘客到乌节槟榔路（俗称皇家山后）的 Park Mall 购物中心的德士站。（《联合晚报》，9/1/1994）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
This case occurred at about 10:30 am on 8 January (Saturday), when Zhao Fuzhang drove a Yellow Top taxi to drop-off passengers at the taxi stand at Park Mall on Penang Road in the Orchard Road area. (Lianhe Wanbao, 9/1/1994)