Lo Man Yuk

“ H. T. Haughton who published a list of street names of Singapore Town with their Chinese equivalents in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in the June issue of 1891. The present compilation may be taken as a fairly complete list of the names of roads, streets and lanes in George Town with their respective Chinese names as called by the Hokkiens and Cantonese, two of the more important sections of the Chinese community in Penang, as well as with notes explaining the meaning and giving the derivation of the Chinese names. ”

“ Cantonese, Kam-pong lai 金榜內 Cecil Street: Hokkien, Kòe Káng-á tē chhit tiaû lō͘ 過港仔第七條路 "passed rivulet, number seven street" i. e. the seventh street after crossing the Prangin Ditch from Beach Street Cantonese, Kwo kong chai tai chhat thiu lo 過港仔第七條路 Che Em Lane: Hokkien, Pak Kan lai 北間內 "pak kan inside"; pak kan is the Chinese pronunciation of the Malay word pekan, a village. China Street: Hokkien, Toā ke 大街 "big street," i. e., the principal street where the Chinese formerly carried on business. Cantonese, Kun yam miu chek kai 觀音廟直街 "Kun Yam Temple straight street." ”

“ Hokkien, Peng pâng lō͘ 兵房路 "soldier barrack road." Cantonese, Peng fong lo 兵房路 Beach Street: Part I., between Light Street and China Street Hokkien, Thó͘-khò͘ (thaú-khò͘) ke 土庫街 "godown street;" street where the European firms are. Cantonese, Tho-fu kai 土庫街 Part II., between China Street and Chulia Street. Hokkien, Kang á-khaú 港仔口 "harbour entrance"; in olden times, before the reclamation of the ghauts, the shipping business was principally done in this part of Beach Street by the Chinese. Cantonese, Kong chai hau 港仔口 Part III., between Chulia Street and Armenian Street. ”