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Toa Payoh, in Hokkien, translates as "big swamp" (with toa meaning "big" and payoh meaning "swamp"). The Malay word for swamp is paya. It is the Chinese equivalent of Paya Lebar, which translates to "big swamp land". Toa Payoh's old Chinese name, was known as Ang Chiang San (alternatively An Xiang Shan) or "burial hill". The area was called as ...
LLST - lan lan suck thumb, meaning to embrace the fact and continue; NATO - no action, talk only; Pikachu - from the hokkien expression "bai kah bai chew", meaning crippled; SBC - simply boh chup – indifferent, not caring (from the abbreviation of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation) WALI - walk around, look important; ROC - relax one corner
Singapore's Chinese name "新加坡" (sin-ka-pho) originated from Hokkien's transliteration of "Singapore". In addition, there are many other place names in Singapore that originated from Hokkien: Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh, for instance.
The Bishan planning area, as demarcated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), is situated in the Central Region of Singapore, bounded by planning areas of Ang Mo Kio to the north, Toa Payoh to the south and Serangoon to the east.
From Toa Payoh, the expressway runs along the northern edge of Bukit Timah, curving southwest to meet the Bukit Timah Expressway, before heading west once again at Clementi Avenue 6. The PIE then travels along the northern edges of Clementi , Jurong East and Jurong West before ending at a junction with the Ayer Rajah Expressway at Tuas Road.
Siong Lim Temple, also known as Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery (traditional Chinese: 蓮山雙林寺; simplified Chinese: 莲山双林寺), is a Buddhist monastery located in Toa Payoh, Singapore, next to the Pan Island Expressway.
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC: Toa Payoh Central Chee Hong Tat: Toa Payoh West – Thomson Chong Kee Hiong: Bishan East – Thomson Saktiandi Supaat: Toa Payoh East – Novena Gan Kim Yong: Chua Chu Kang GRC: Chua Chu Kang Low Yen Ling: Bukit Gombak Don Wee: Brickland Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: Keat Hong Vivian Balakrishnan: Holland–Bukit Timah GRC ...
The Pan Island Expressway at Toa Payoh. Lines for lane, shoulder and median, as well as lane numbers and an EMAS signboard, are all visible in the photo. The Bukit Timah Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network. The expressways of Singapore are special roads that allow motorists to travel quickly from one urban area to another.