In Chinese, the sound of words is important.
紅梅姊妹 - Hong Mei sisters. Actually Mei should come first because she is the older one, but Mei-Hong doesn't sound nice.
When people mention Singapore with other countries, Singapore always comes first because it sounds better. For example ...
Xin-Zhong (Singapore, China)
Xin-Mei (Singapore, America)
Xin-Yin (Singapore, Indonesia/India)
Xin-Ma-Tai (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand)
紅梅姊妹 - Hong Mei sisters. Actually Mei should come first because she is the older one, but Mei-Hong doesn't sound nice.
When people mention Singapore with other countries, Singapore always comes first because it sounds better. For example ...
Xin-Zhong (Singapore, China)
Xin-Mei (Singapore, America)
Xin-Yin (Singapore, Indonesia/India)
Xin-Ma-Tai (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand)
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