"chap lau chu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [t͡säp̚˩ lɑʊ˩ t͡sʰuˑ˩] (note: Singapore, original Hokkien pronunciation) Forms: chap lau chus [plural], chap lau chu [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hok|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|十樓厝|cha̍p-lâu-chhù|ten-storey house}} 十樓厝 (cha̍p-lâu-chhù, “ten-storey house”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chap lau chu|nolinkhead=1}} chap lau chu (plural chap lau chus or chap lau chu)
  1. (Singapore, colloquial) A ten-storey housing flat built by the Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) in the 1960s (now mostly vacated). Tags: Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-chap_lau_chu-en-noun-kTnSMgQ6 Categories (other): Singapore English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "6 July 2014, Kezia Toh, “Ghost town in Commonwealth Drive comes alive”, in The Straits Times (Singapore)",
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          "ref": "2 October 2015, Jerome Lim, “Goodbye to the $1 flats”, in OMY",
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