HDB
noun/ˌeɪtʃ diː ˈbiː/
/ˌeɪtʃ diː ˈbiː/
(South-East Asian English)- (in Singapore) used to refer to public housing built and managed by the government (the abbreviation for ‘Housing and Development Board’)
用来指由政府兴建和管理的公共住房（“建屋发展局”的缩写） - Most people in Singapore live in HDBs.
大多数新加坡人居住在组屋中。 - She's looking for an HDB flat.
她正在寻找组屋。
Word Origin1960s: short for Housing and Development Board, the government agency responsible for public housing in Singapore - Most people in Singapore live in HDBs.