巴耶利巴

Bāyēlìbā

popculture

Meanings

1 Paya Lebar (district in eastern Singapore)

Characters

(transliteration) Pa-

(transliteration) -ya

(transliteration) Le-

(transliteration) -bar

Examples

巴耶利巴是新加坡东部的一个地区。

Bāyēlìbā shì Xīnjiāpō dōngbù de yīgè dìqū.

Paya Lebar is a district in eastern Singapore.

我们约在巴耶利巴地铁站见面。

Wǒmen yuē zài Bāyēlìbā dìtiězhàn jiànmiàn.

Let's meet at Paya Lebar MRT station.

Tips

culture

Paya Lebar (Malay for ‘wide swamp’) was Singapore's main international airport from 1955 until Changi opened in 1981. The site is now Paya Lebar Air Base; the surrounding district is a major commercial hub on the East-West and Circle MRT lines.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

耶 yē

利 lì