Thursday, April 29, 2010

Funny penang road names in hokkien

well good to know.every road name has a meaning that tells us the history in penang.

 
chulia street = gu kan tang
love lane = ai ching hang
muntri street = lam wah ee eng kai
leith street = len hua ho
beach street(jalan pantai) = tua kei
carnavan street = lam cha na
prangin road = kang nga ki
burmah road = cheah chui lo ( car water road)
campbell street = sin kei
cintra street = jepun hoi kei
kampung melaba = jepun sin lo
macalister road = tiong lo
abu siti lane = sam seng hang ( banyak samseng kat sini?)
perak road = tuah lo aw(big road behind)
peel avenue = tai chu lo
bricklin road = hong cheah lo
market street = bei chai kei (sell vege chicken)
kimberley street = suah tao kei (mountain head chicken)
 

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