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Elvin_Law 30-07-2014 12:42 AM

SGH in hokkien
 
Hello,

Anyone know why sgh in hokkien is called xi pai po? (4 row

leong26 30-07-2014 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Elvin_Law (Post 9721881)
Hello,

Anyone know why sgh in hokkien is called xi pai po? (4 row

Answer provide by ---->. http://tiongbahruestate.blogspot.sg/...pital.html?m=1

Can ?

yeobt 30-07-2014 12:55 AM

also known as;

时钟楼
白顺楚 (direct translate to hokkien)

derekchia 30-07-2014 12:56 AM

4 rows of bed?

leong26 30-07-2014 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by derekchia (Post 9721893)
4 rows of bed?

It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po:D

nutx 30-07-2014 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by leong26 (Post 9721900)
It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po:D

is....corpse lay on slope!

boyx2 30-07-2014 01:50 AM

si pai por

lu kun chu :confused:

derekchia 30-07-2014 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leong26 (Post 9721900)
It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po:D

The "po" in teochew is bed.
But thats just my guess.

Guppies Onli 30-07-2014 08:14 AM

Well the link above alr shows it means the location of sgh was called Sepoy Plain last time.

Ong88 30-07-2014 09:20 AM

Sepoy depot/camp


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