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Old 30-07-2014, 12:42 AM   #1
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Anyone know why sgh in hokkien is called xi pai po? (4 row
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Old 30-07-2014, 12:53 AM   #2
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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

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Old 30-07-2014, 12:55 AM   #3
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also known as;

时钟楼
白顺楚 (direct translate to hokkien)
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Old 30-07-2014, 12:56 AM   #4
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4 rows of bed?
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Old 30-07-2014, 01:08 AM   #5
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4 rows of bed?
It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po
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Old 30-07-2014, 01:48 AM   #6
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It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po
is....corpse lay on slope!
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Old 30-07-2014, 01:50 AM   #7
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si pai por

lu kun chu
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Old 30-07-2014, 01:52 AM   #8
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It should be 4 rows of slope , 四排的坡, so is xi pai po
The "po" in teochew is bed.
But thats just my guess.
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Old 30-07-2014, 08:14 AM   #9
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Well the link above alr shows it means the location of sgh was called Sepoy Plain last time.
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Old 30-07-2014, 09:20 AM   #10
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Sepoy depot/camp
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