198 CHINESE NAMES OE STREETS IN PENANG. 



Acheen Street: (1) Hokkien. Koai* lau-a ^rjfjlff 



" 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 i^ |||fif' (2) Hokkien, Phah 

 chioh ke ^T*^*^ ''striking stone street;" so called from 

 the stone-cutters' shop there, Cantonese, Ta shek kai t ffi 



fc'.flf 



Acheen Street Ghaut: (1) Hokkien, Koai n -Iau-a 

 lo-thau pitft'(?^&5§ Cantonese, Ko-lau-chai lo-thau jfrjj|| 



ff $&1S ( 2 ' Hokkien, Phah-chioh-ke lo-thau tT5flj$§B@ 

 lo'-thau means landing-place. Cantonese, Ta-shek-kai lo-thau. 



Ah Quee Street: Hokkien, A kui ke ^JtlS called 

 after Captain Ah Quee who presented it to the Municipality. 

 Cantonese, A Kwai kai 3JJji|(U 



ArgUS Lane : Hokkien, Sek Ian ni (Serani) le-pai-trg 

 au hang-ti ^M^M^^^MH - Serani Church back 

 lane" = the lane behind the Church of Assumption. 



Argyle Road: Hokkien, Bang -ka-li hang HHJB.^ 



" Bengali lane ; " so called because there used to be many, and 

 there are still some, Bengalis living there. Cantonese, Mang -ka- 

 li bong jfeilHS^ 



Armenian Street : Part I., between Beach Street 

 and Pitt Street. (1) Hokkien, Pun-thau-kong hang 2J£afl 

 rf±j£, " gods' lane;" so called after the Kong-si house 



