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English. | Hokkien. | Cantonese. | Chinese Characters. | Remarks as to Meaning.
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... | (ii) Sin pa-sat | (ii) San pa-sat | 新巴虱 | (ii) 'New market.' (The new Municipal market is close by.) |
... | (iii) Sa-kak po | ... | 三角埔 | (iii) 'Three-cornered plain.' (There is a triangular bit of land here used as a vehicle-stand) |
19. Riverside | (i) Ho-lan chhiu kha | ... | 荷蘭樹脚 | (i) 'Foot of the Dutch trees.' (The Dutch trees are the 'sena' trees which were probably introduced by Dutch.) |
... | ... | (ii) Tai-chung kai | 大鐘街 | (ii) 'Big bell street.' (This refers to the clock tower.) |
... | (iii) Pa-sat khau | ... | 巴虱口 | (iii) 'Market-mouth.' (Riverside is a long street and has various names in various parts. This name is given to that part near the fish-market.) |
... | (iv) Sin koi au | (iv) San kai hau pin. | 新街後 | (iv) 'Behind Java Lane.' |
20. Trangkerah | Tang koi lak | Tong kai la | 東街蚋 | ... |