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The de facto main language in Singapore is British English followed by Mandarin Chinese. Most schooling there is done in English.
菜饭 (cài fàn) is Mandarin and simply means 'food', in Singapore especially hawker food. It may be well economical, but the word doesn't hold that meaning.
The de facto main language in Singapore is British English followed by Mandarin Chinese. Most schooling there is done in English.
The de facto main language in Singapore is English followed by Mandarin Chinese. Most schooling there is done in English.
The de facto main language in Singapore is English followed by Mandarin Chinese.
The de facto main language in Singapore is English
followed by Mandarin Chinese.
