EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
new Chinese immigrant (historical)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/sing-KI/
FIL: Isang makalumang katawagan para sa isang bagong dating na mandarayuhang Tsino sa Pilipinas.
EN: new Chinese immigrant (historical)
An old-school term from your lola's history books. A **singki** was a "new guest" from China trying to start a new life here. Think of them as the OG entrepreneurs, setting up sari-sari stores and building futures from scratch. The term itself comes from Hokkien "sin-kheh" (新客).
Mula sa Hokkien na 新客 (sin-kheh), na nangangahulugang 'bagong panauhin'.
Ito ay isang makasaysayang termino at bihirang gamitin sa modernong pag-uusap. Maaaring ituring na lipas na.
🇵🇭 Maraming singki ang nanirahan sa Binondo noong panahon ng mga Kastila.
🇺🇸 Many new Chinese immigrants settled in Binondo during the Spanish era.
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