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Acheen Street
(1)Hokkien , Koǎi Laǔ-á 高楼仔
“a small high tower,” the high tower is the four-storied corner house at the junction of Acheen Street and Beach Street.
Cantonese, Ko Lau Chai 高楼仔
(2)Hokkien , Phah Chioh Ke 打石街
“Striking stone Street;” so called from the stonecutters’ shop there.
Cantonese , Ta Shek Kai 打石街
Acheen Street Ghaut
(1)Hokkien , Koai-laó-á lō-thaó 高楼仔路头
Cantonese , Ko-lau-chai lo-thau 高楼仔路头
(2)Hokkien , Phah-chiou-ke lō-thaó 打石街路头
lo-thau means landing-place.
Cantonese , Ta-shek-kai lo-thau 打石街路头
Ah Quee Street
Hokkien , A kùi ke 亚贵街
Called after Captain Ah Quee who presented it to the Municipality.
Cantonese , A Kwai Kai 亚贵街
Argus Lane
Hokkien , Sek làn ni (Serani) lé-paì-tng aū hāng-á色蓝乳礼拜堂后巷仔
“Serani Church Back lane” = the lane behind the Church of Assumption.
Argyle Road
Hokkien , Bang-ka-lí hāng 望葛里巷
“Bengali lane” so called because there used to be many, and there are still some, Bengalis living there.
Cantonese , Mang-ka-li hong 孟加里巷
Armenian Street
PART I , between Beach Street and Pitt Street.
(1)Hokkien , Pún-thaù-kong hāng 本头公巷
“gods’ lane” so called after the Kong-si house of the Toa Peh Kong 大伯公 otherwise known as the Kièn Tek 建德 secret society, where they kept their gods ; the remains of that Kong-si house may still be seen at the junction of Armenian Street and Pitt Street.
Cantonese , Tai-pak-kung hong 大伯公巷 “gods’ lane”
(2)Hokkien , Kièn goǎn ke 建元街
Kièn is evidently taken from the name of the Kien Tek Kong-si referred to in (1). Goan means origin and Ke street.
PART II , between Pitt Street and Acheen Street
Hokkien , Phah Tǎng Ke 打铜街
“striking copper street” from the Malay braziers’ shop there.
Cantonese , Ta thung kai打铜街
Armenian Street Ghaut
Hokkien , Pún-thaǔ-kong-hāng lō-thǎu 本头公巷路头
Cantonese , Tai-pak-kung-hong lo-thau 大伯公巷路头
Ayer Itam Road
Hokkien , A-iá i-tǎm (Ayer Itam) lo 亚也依淡路
lō means road.
Cantonese , Ayer Itam lo 亚逸依淡路 | |
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