English Explanatory Dictionary

chap lau chu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ten-storey housing flat built by the Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) in the 1960s (now mostly vacated).

Pronunciation

[t͡säp̚˩ lɑʊ˩ t͡sʰuˑ˩]

Word forms

chap lau chu chap lau chus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 十樓厝 (cha̍p-lâu-chhù, “ten-storey house”). Originating in the 1960s, with the building of pioneering HDB satellite flats.

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