宏茂橋

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See also: 宏茂桥

Chinese

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spacious luxuriant bridge
trad. (宏茂橋)
simp. (宏茂桥)
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Etymology

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Originally 紅毛橋红毛桥 (Hóngmáoqiáo, “Caucasian's bridge”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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宏茂橋

  1. Ang Mo Kio (an area in Singapore)

Usage notes

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Cantonese speakers from Singapore often continue to use 紅毛橋红毛桥 (hung4 mou4 kiu4), since (hung4) and (wang4) are not homophones in Cantonese.