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释义

名词

位于新加坡中部的地区。此地区与北部的碧山 (Bishan)和实龙岗 (Serangoon)，东南的芽笼 (Geylang)，南边的加冷 (Kallang)，东边的后港 (Hougang)，和西边的诺维娜 (Novena)共享一个边界。

DEFINITION

Noun

An area located in central Singapore. This area shares boundaries with Bishan and Serangoon in the north, Geylang in the southeast, Kallang in the south, Hougang in the east, and Novena in the west.

由来
  • 英文 “Toa Payoh”的音译。
  • “Toa Payoh”结合了福建话（闽南话）和马来语。Toa是福建话（闽南话）的“大”，而 payoh在马来语中则指 “沼泽”。因此，“Toa Payoh”就是“大沼泽”的意思。19世纪期间，大巴窑多为沼泽地。
  • 1962年以前，大巴窑是新加坡著名的大型贫民窟，有3,000多户住在简陋房屋内的家庭。布莱德路（Braddell Road）旁的居民多以农业为生。
  • 1962年，新加坡政府为了发展大巴窑新镇，鼓励大巴窑一带的居民搬迁，并给予搬迁的居民赔偿和奖励。
  • 1965年起，在建屋发展局 (Housing & Development Board)为1966至1970年所制定的五年计划下，大巴窑发展成新加坡第一个小型市镇，并于1970年正式落成。
  • 大巴窑新镇占地4.63平方公里，为200,000新加坡居民提供35,000个组屋单位。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “大巴窑” is a transliteration of the English term “Toa Payoh”.
  • “Toa Payoh” is an amalgamation of the Hokkien (Minnan) term “toa” meaning “big”, and the Malay term payoh meaning “swamp”. Hence, “Toa Payoh” refers to “big swamp”. In the 19th century, Toa Payoh comprised of large areas of swampland.
  • Before 1962, Toa Payoh was a well-known large-scale slum in Singapore, with more than 3,000 families living in dilapidated houses. The residents living around Braddell Road were mostly farmers.
  • In 1962, to develop Toa Payoh New Town, the Singapore government encouraged residents in Toa Payoh to relocate and provided them with compensation and rewards.
  • From 1965, Toa Payoh was developed into Singapore's first town by the Housing & Development Board's five-year building programme from 1966 to 1970. It was officially completed in 1970.
  • The new town covered an area of 4.63 square kilometres, and provided 35,000 housing units for 200,000 Singaporeans.
例句
大巴窑地区昨午乌云笼罩，厚重灰暗的雨云拉开架势，预示了倾盆大雨的降临。(《联合早报》， 23/11/2020)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The Toa Payoh area was shadowed by dark clouds yesterday afternoon. The thick layer of rain clouds then unfurled in the sky, heralding the heavy downpour to come. (Lianhe Zaobao, 23/11/2020)
参考资料
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