李家坡
Chinese
surname; plum | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | slope | ||
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trad. (李家坡) | 李 | 家 | 坡 | |
simp. #(李家坡) | 李 | 家 | 坡 | |
Literally: “Lee Heights or Leegapore”. |
Etymology
Blend of 李 (“Lee”) + 新加坡 (“Singapore”), replacing the first character of 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō) with the surname 李 (lǐ), to reflect Lee Kuan Yew's and Lee Hsien Loong's political dominance over the country.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
李家坡
- (slang, neologism, sarcastic) Singapore
- 新加坡大選,反對黨崛起,開始告別李家坡 [MSC, trad.]
- From: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/159151987
- Xīnjiāpō dàxuǎn, fǎnduìdǎng juéqǐ, kāishǐ gàobié Lǐjiāpō [Pinyin]
- [After] Singapore's elections, the opposition parties rise, bidding farewell to "Leegapore"
新加坡大选,反对党崛起,开始告别李家坡 [MSC, simp.]