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Why not rename Clementi in Chinese to the more auspicious 'gold all over the place'?

STOMPer Chinese scholar feels that Clementi's Chinese name should be changed from '金文泰' to '金满地', which means 'gold all over the place' as it is more auspicious.

The STOMPer wrote:

"I use the Clementi MRT station every day when I travel to work.

"The English name is Clementi and the Chinese name is translated as 金文泰。

"I asked my friend who is a graduate in Chinese literature from Beijing Normal University whether the translation was accurate.

"To my utter surprise he said that the proper translation should be 金满地。

"金满地 literally means 'gold all over the place' and I thought this name is auspicious and should be used instead of the old name.

"I hope SMRT will reconsider the naming of this station in proper Chinese."

Clementi Road, previously known as Reformatory Road, was renamed in 1947 after Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, the Governor of the Straits Settlements and the first British High Commissioner from 1887 to 1893.

He was an accomplished Chinese scholar and was popular with the Chinese community. STOMP understands his Chinese name was 金文泰.

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mastergonggong said   on 17 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
Thank you for pointing out one fact. During the earlier days, Singapore forefathers arent that literate. These mistakes, however, will still be preserved to show the level of education they had. But the proudest is we have the now Singapore.
sinmansin said   on 13 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
Stuuuuuupid!!!!!!
domokunsan said   on 13 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
First of all, clementi is someone's last name and the someone is Caucasian. so why should you be asking a China person if the translation is correct? since it is not even a word to begin with?
phoenix said   on 13 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
***** please, you're not telling us what to do
fikodaniya said   on 13 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
***** china!!!!!!!!!!!! Get lost from singapore
shinchan1288 said   on 13 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
@megatsunami
Lmao. Funny sia.
astina73 said   on 12 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
I've been living in Clementi since 1979 and I have always been proud of my estate name so don't you even dare to suggest such a thing!
pinkpurple said   on 12 Jun, 2012   Report as offensive  
You think it's ur grandfather mrt ?