233 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



Tanjong Bunga : Hokkien, Koe soa" ^S|_L| "Over 

 the hill," 



Tanjong Tokottg: Hokkien, Piin than kong sfi ^k g|j 

 /^'Jjfll "God's islet." Kheh, Hoi tsu tsz y^^^ "sea-pearl 

 monastery." 



Teluk Bahang: Hokkien, Lan ehio hui" jff^gf] 

 " Pepper plantation." 



Teluk Kumbar: Hokkien, Kong- pa /gvQ Kheh, 



Kura pa. 



ISLETS IN THE VICINITY OF PENANG. 



Pulau BetOllg : Hokkien, Phu 16- bit t5 ng^i^g^^ 



Pulau Jerijak : (I) Hokkien, Phu 16- ji jiak ^^%^ 



Cantonese, Muk kau shan yf^^[Jj " earthen-pot hill " = hill 



of the shape of an earthen pot. (2) Hokkien, Thai ko- su |sj| 



~pn~'llii3. " Lepers' island," called after the Lepers' Hospital there. 



Pulau Kra: Hokkien, Su a lljjlff "islet." 



Pulau Rimau: Hokkien, Ao'-j'i su J^f^iJfi "tigers 

 island." 



Pulau Tikus: (1) Hokkien, Peh su £| life "white 

 island." (2) Hokkien, Phu 16- kiet chi ^$f|*j^ Malay 

 " Pulau Kechil" = small island. 



