新加坡华语资料库
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Zion Road (colloquially known as tua seh gai au)
Zion Road (colloquially known as tua seh gai au)
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DEFINITIONNoun
The colloquial name of Zion Road.
由来
- 源自福建话 tua seh gai au。
- 大世界于1929年落成，由一处华人坟场修建而成，为附近低收入家庭提供了娱乐休闲活动。
- 由于锡安路是位于大世界后方的主要道路，因此被俗称为“大世界后”。
- 有说法认为锡安路名字的由来和当地原有的一座名为“锡安山”的山丘有关。“锡安”即“Zion”，这一词则是耶路撒冷（Jerusalem）的代称。
ETYMOLOGY
- The Mandarin term “大世界后” originated from the Hokkien dialect term tua seh gai au.
- Completed in 1929, Great World Amusement Park was built on a former Chinese cemetery to provide entertainment and leisure activities for low income families nearby.
- As Zion Road is the main road behind Great World Amusement Park, the road was colloquially known as “大世界后” (literally, “behind Great World”).
- As for the road’s official English name, it is believed to have been named after a hill in the area known as Mount Zion. “Zion” is an alternative name for Jerusalem.
例句大世界后锡安路，圣伯纳德教堂之华文团体家庭小组，定于六月十七日（星期日）上午七时半，在该教堂为小组十三周年纪念举行感恩大弥撒。（《南洋商报》，（16/6/1979）
SAMPLE SENTENCEThe Chinese family group of the Church of St Bernadette, located at Zion Road, will hold a thanksgiving mass at the church to commemorate the group’s 13th anniversary on 17 June (Sunday) at 7:30 am. (Nanyang Siang Pau, 16/6/1979)
