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Locale Zh Sg

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Use when working with the Chinese (Simplified, Singapore) locale (`zh-SG`) — its endonym 简体中文 (新加坡), Han (Simplified) script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.

Reference data for the Chinese (Simplified, Singapore) locale — endonym 简体中文 (新加坡), written in the Han (Simplified) script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

  • BCP 47 tag: zh-SG
  • ISO 639-1: zh
  • ISO 639-3: cmn
  • Script: Hans (Han (Simplified))
  • Region: SG (Simplified, Singapore)
  • Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

  • L1 (native): 1,200,000
  • L2 (additional): 1,600,000
  • L1+L2 (total): 2,800,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Zh 001 (Chinese), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: other (1 form).

  • other — everything else (e.g. 0~15, 100, 1000, 10000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Zh 001 with Singapore conventions (Simplified Chinese, Singapore). Mandarin is one of four official languages; the Singapore standard shares Mainland Simplified characters.

  • Script and standard: Simplified characters, adopted in Singapore in the 1970s; use zh-Hans-SG.
  • Vocabulary: mostly Mainland terms with local words for Singapore institutions and daily life (for example 组屋 for public housing). Government texts use official translations.
  • Punctuation: “ ” quotation marks as in Mainland China; full-width punctuation.
  • Currency and formats: Singapore dollar (S$ or 新元); day/month/year in bilingual notices; decimal point; English co-official, so mixed-language presentation is normal.
  • Tone: courteous and clear; English terms are kept in parentheses in technical copy where local readers expect them.

Common pitfalls

  • Using Taiwan or Hong Kong vocabulary.
  • Using RMB (¥) for Singapore prices.
  • The general pitfalls in Locale Zh 001 also apply.

Learn more

  • Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
  • Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
  • Microsoft Localization Style Guide, Chinese (Simplified) (https://aka.ms/chinese-simplified-styleguide)

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