土豆 or 马铃薯??

[䏣炆玧示老太]

Haha same, is 花生 loh

Already said SG Chinese standard is Low. Don’t restrict yourself to a narrow scope ok?
I once heard there are 20 ways of calling a lorry too,sinkie english so strong can teach me old woman english mah?

 

[starlike]

who cares? both are correct

 

[䏣炆玧示老太]

雅名 俗名 difference can exist. Don’t be over excited

just like in Taiwan we don’t have 菠蘿 only have 鳳梨

 

[ramlee]

薯仔

one two three

 

[䏣炆玧示老太]

薯仔

one two three

That’s correct too,Hongkies wording

 

[Albedo]

I am in the potato camp.

In fact, when I went China, they tried to correct me but I told them this is what I grow up with and will continue to use 馬鈴薯. They also LL.

紐西蘭 and 澳洲 FTW!

 

[SecretAgent]

Which one correct?

I upped you one more....or 洋芋

 

[batdow]

Which one correct?

土豆。what is 马铃薯？

 

[ishtarsg]

西红柿 or 蕃茄？
what different？

 

[soyabeany]

dun thiongsify us..its always known as kan tang here

 

[Shion]

马铃薯一名最早见于康熙年间的《松溪县县志》。中国东北称土豆，华北称山药蛋，中國西北、云南等地称洋芋，天津称塞豆，江浙一带称洋番芋、洋山芋、洋芋艿（宁波）或芋艿（慈城），广东及香港称之为薯仔，闽东地区则称之为番仔薯。在台灣、马来西亚、新加坡稱為馬鈴薯（國語、客語、閩南語）或荷蘭薯（閩南語），台灣有時也稱洋芋（國語）。其它还有过的称呼有爪哇薯、白薯、土芋、地豆、土蛋、土生、香芋、洋山药、山药豆、阳（洋、杨）芋、荷兰薯等等。馬铃薯的名稱由來是長相如古代用的馬鈴。

英语potato来自西班牙语patata。据西班牙皇家学院稱，此西班牙词汇由泰依诺语（英语：Taíno language）batata（红薯）和克丘亞語papa（馬鈴薯）混合而来的[5]。在拉丁美洲，“馬鈴薯”的西班牙语用papa一词。

 

[Yang Man]

Same rah...
马铃薯 = 土豆
番茄 = 西红柿
旅馆 = 宾馆
出租车 = 的士
捷运 = 巴士
垃圾le4se4 = 垃圾la1ji1
调羹 = 汤匙
天安门 = censored

 

[gravity_infinity]

花生 is peanuts,another name is 地豆
This one is higher higher Chinese sinkie don’t know gar lar.
but you don’t know don’t say it’s wrong. Just accept it’s the correct form other people used lor,very simple

1 item can have many names mah

i got say its wrong meh?


you got lau huey siboh?

 

[tremor]

Depends whether you are Ah Tiong or rest of Chinese.

 

[samloi]

In Singapore, called it 'kantang' all my life. Only realised it is Malay ('kentang'), not Hokkien, as I originally assumed.


Calculator is a computer. Computer can be a calculator but not always. Though I feel 电脑 more versatile, for the latter reasoning alone.

计算机 is the CPU, 电脑 is the whole system according to my understanding。

 

[fishbuff]

dont follow the PRC's ignorance lah... simi tu dou...

 

[䏣炆玧示老太]

i got say its wrong meh?


you got lau huey siboh?

Not targeting you
Just saying in general sinkies very narrow minded. Not open to learn new things. Even potato can be called 土豆 also don’t accept

 

[chanmalichanheyhey]

土豆has always been peanuts.
Where are you from? Are you a Singaporean?

Lol wtf I know it as potato

 

[gravity_infinity]

Lol wtf I know it as potato

i think he is referring to tor dao as in hokkien as peanuts

 

[chanmalichanheyhey]

i think he is referring to tor dao as in hokkien as peanuts

Ohhhh I not hokkien but when go Taiwan holiday always see they sell tudou on the roadside and it’s potato with fillings