Singaporean Mandarin Database

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湿

shī

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刹

shā

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释义

名词

地面湿滑且没有冷气设备的市场。

DEFINITION

Noun

A market with a wet floor surface and without air-conditioning.

由来
  • 湿巴刹一词中的 “湿” 指的是地面湿滑；“巴刹” 音译自马来语的 pasar，指菜市场。
  • 湿巴刹一般设立在组屋区，方便居民购买日用品及生熟食品。
  • 湿巴刹除了售卖新鲜蔬果、肉类和豆腐等食材，也售卖熟食品。因此，湿巴刹的地面一般都湿滑，没有冷气设备。
  • 由于食材新鲜实惠且种类繁多，大部分湿巴刹摊贩所出售的食材在中午前后就已售罄。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The character “湿” in “湿巴刹” refers to the wet and slippery floor surface. The Mandarin term “巴刹” is the transliteration of the Malay term pasar, which means market.
  • Wet markets are generally located in public housing estates, where  residents can conveniently purchase daily necessities as well as raw and cooked food.
  • In addition to selling fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and tofu, wet markets also sell cooked food products. Thus, wet markets have wet and slippery floor surfaces and no air-conditioning.
  • As wet markets offer a wide variety of fresh and affordable food items, most of these items will already be sold out around noon.
例句
她呼吁年轻一代多支持湿巴刹，保护本地传统食材，传承本地饮食文化。（《联合早报》，10/5/2021）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
She appealed to the younger generation to support the wet markets, preserve local traditional food ingredients, and pass down the local food culture. (Lianhe Zaobao, 10/5/2021)
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