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释义

名词

位于新加坡中部的组屋区，毗邻欧南（Outram）与河水山（Bukit Ho Swee）。

DEFINITION

Noun

A housing estate in central Singapore, next to Outram and Bukit Ho Swee.

由来
  • 中峇鲁的名字何时出现已无法考证，但其名曾在《海峡时报》一份1863年的报道中提到。
  • “中峇鲁”（Tiong Bahru）这个地名是华语和马来语的混合语，“中”是“塚”的福建话发音，意思是坟场；“峇鲁”是马来语 bahru 或 baharu 的音译，意思是新，“中峇鲁”就是新坟场之意。早期毗邻中峇鲁的丹戎巴葛（Tanjong Pagar）一带是沼泽地，附近都是坟场。后来丹戎巴葛发展成市区，那里的坟场迁移到中峇鲁，相对旧坟场，中峇鲁因此得名。
  • 随着市区进一步发展，中峇鲁的坟场在1930年被拆除并发展成组屋区，是新加坡兴建的第一个公共住宅区（public housing estate）。由于中峇鲁历史较悠久，那一带有许多装饰艺术（Art Deco）风格的建筑，保留着旧时本土文化特色。
ETYMOLOGY
  • It is not known when exactly the name Tiong Bahru first came to be used, but it appeared as early as 1863 in the Straits Times.
  • “Tiong Bahru” is an amalgamation of Chinese and Malay terms. “Tiong” is the pronunciation of the word “塚” in Hokkien, meaning “cemetery”, while bahru or baharu is the Malay word for “new”. In the early years, the nearby area of Tanjong Pagar was a swampland surrounded by cemeteries. When Tanjong Pagar was developed, the cemeteries were moved to Tiong Bahru, giving rise to its name, meaning “new cemetery”.
  • As the city area expanded, the cemetery in Tiong Bahru was cleared in 1930 to make way for housing, which became the first public housing developed in Singapore. Today, the buildings’ Art Deco architectural style serves as a symbol of Tiong Bahru’s rich history.
例句
林永富认为，中峇鲁一带的新组屋少之又少，而这一成熟组屋区的破百万单位相信能吸引高预算的买家。（《新明日报》， 30/12/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Mr Lim Yong Hock believes that with the limited supply of new flats in Tiong Bahru, even units priced at over S$1 million in this mature estate will find buyers. (Shin Min Daily News, 30/12/2018)
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