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VI Chinese names of places in Perak.
English. | Chinese. | Characters. | Remarks. |
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Bagan Serai | Ma-ngan sek-hoi | 馬登色海 | The name is phonetic. The Tiechius call it 'Ma-tang sek-hai.' |
Batu Gajah | Wa-tu nga-ye | 華都呀爺 | ... |
Bidor | Mi-lo | 美羅 | ... |
Chemor | Chü-mo | 朱毛 | ... |
Chenderiang | Chek-ngo-yeng | 積莪營 | ... |
Enggor | Leng-lo | 玲羅 | ... |
Gopeng | Mo-pin | 毛邊 | ... |
Guntong | Sz-wui-kai | 四會街 | i.e. the street or place where people from the Sz-wui district of the Kwangtung province live. Similarly Macao is called O-mun kai; and I have heard Taipeng called Thai-peng kai by new arrivals. |
Ipoh | Pa-lo | 埧羅 | This is the name by which the Kheh and Cantonese Chinese have always called Ipoh. Mr. W. D. Barnes informs me |