星架波

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Chinese

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trad. (星架波)
simp. #(星架波)

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星架波

  1. (dated) Alternative name for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”).
    • 1888, James Dyer Ball, Cantonese Made Easy, Hongkong: The 'China Mail' Office, page 28:
      唐人星架波
      tong4 jan4 do1 lo3, heoi3 sing1 gaa3 bo1 ge3.
      They are mostly Chinese, who are going to Singapore.