CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENAN G. 225 



Police Superintendent's Office: Hoklien, Goa po- 

 le- chii ^rBJJf^i " outer police magistrate." Cantonese, San 

 sham lau ikh&-\^k 



Police Station: (1) Hokkien, Ma-ta» liau j§fj'^ 

 "police house." Cantonese, Mata liu j^^X^fl (2) Hokkien. 

 Ba lai ^-1® the Malay word balai, a station. 



Detective Police Station: Hokkien, Am pai keng flg- 



j|^[H "secret badge house"; detectives are called "secret 

 badge," because they, not wearing any uniform, are supposed to 

 wear a police badge secretly on their persons. Cantonese, Am 

 phai km, Hg J$$? 



Marine Police Station : (1) Hokkien, Sun hai ma-ta n 

 liau jffiy^M^T^ " inspecting sea police house." Cantonese, 

 Shui si mata liu ^Claffi.^^T^ snu * s * mean s marine. (2) 

 Hokkien, Sun hai ba lai ®|J^I$i 



Criminal Prison: Hokkien, Kha khu keng ^|lf|§^ 

 " foot-fettering house." Cantonese, Kam fong £^-jNj| "confin- 

 ing house " 



Debtor's Prison: Hokkien, Khiam cha kha khu keng 

 ^fftWfH^ " Owing debts prison." Cantonese, Chhin chai 

 kai » SlfliE " Debt prison." 



General Hospital: Hokkien, Pi n chhu $$/§ "Sick 

 house." Cantonese, Yi shang kun ^^^g (2) Hokkien, L6 

 kun chhii ^^ jfj " Doctor's house." 



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