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李家坡

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Chinese

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surname; plum
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
slope
trad. (李家坡)
simp. #(李家坡)
Literally: “Lee Heights or Leegapore”.

Etymology

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Blend of (, Lee) +‎ 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, Singapore), replacing the first character of 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō) with the surname (), to reflect Lee Kuan Yew's and Lee Hsien Loong's political dominance over the country.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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李家坡

  1. (slang, neologism, sarcastic) Singapore