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Residency: Hokkien, Ji ong chbii Zl3£j|f "No. 2 



King's house." 



Chinese Consulate : Hokkien, Tai chheng kok leng 

 so hii AfpfHfl^Htf "The Great Pure Kingdom Consu- 

 late." Cantonese, Tai chheng kwok leng si fu ^'/plH ffljlpjfj 

 The Temple of the Goddess of Mercy (in Pitt Street; : 

 (1) Hokkien, Koan im teng '^ pf*!^ " Koan Im Temple," Can- 

 tonese, Kun yam miu ^S'S'IIB (2) H ok/den, Kong hok kiong 

 jSa/JlSfEf " Q uan g-tung and Fuhkien temple" = Cantonese and 

 Hokkien temple. Cantonese, Kwong fuk kung j|§/[i§ > {z? 



The Temple of the God of the Town (in Jelutong) : 

 Hokkien, Seng ong bio ^J®® the Seng Ong god is supposed 

 to take bis appointment from Yama, the ruler of hell, to whom he 

 has to report the doings, good or evil, of the people in the town 

 under his jurisdiction. The Chinese consider this temple to be 

 the most appropriate one for taking oaths, such as that of cutting 

 off cock's heads, etc. Cantonese, Shing wong miu ijjjj® |§H 



The Temple of the God of Carpentry (in Love 

 Lane) : Hokkien, Lo* pan ko* bio ^ Jjj i'MI " ^° P ans anc 'ent 

 temple." Cantonese, Lo pan ku miu ffe J^ijgg 



The Temple of the Three Precious Ones— the 

 Buddhist Trinity (in Ayer Itam) : Hokkien, Kek 16k si Slt^^F 

 " Supreme felicity monastery." Cantonese, Kek lok chi /jtf£ 

 J^=!p (2) Hoklien, Sam po tien =^^ " the court of the 

 Three Precious Ones," so called after the shrine of the Bud- 

 dhist Trinity inside the above-mentioned monastery. Cantonese, 

 Sam po tin ]=r |jr jg>|r 



