Old Road Names in Hokkien

• KCTK

  4 Sep 08, 21:45

  help needed!!

  kena many elderly folks giving old location names. please add if you know more.

  kinjeo ka (banana leg?) - Petain rd

  lam bo ley (blue glass) - Strathmore rd / Clarence lane

  bo ley long (glass factory) - Henderson Ind Pk

  mang kaka - ??

  sa bey lor (3rd horse rd) - ??

  si bey lor (4th horse rd) - Waterloo St.

  dua bey lor - ??

  sway bey lor - ??

• kinwashi

  4 Sep 08, 22:47

  More. Chinese names: (1) In Hokkien, Twa Poh meaning "big town" referring to Chinatown with more shops, in comparison to the name of North Bridge Road, Seoh Poh meaning "small town". (2) In Hokkien, Gu-chhia chui toa be-chhia lo or in Cantonese Ngau-chhe-shui tai ma-lo both mean "The big horse (water-carriage) road in Kreta Ayer". (3) In Hokkien, Chhat-bok koi or in Cantonese Chhat-muk kai both mean "Paint-wood street" i.e. Painter's street (refers to the part between the Police Court (Hong Lim Green today) and the Singapore River or Elgin Bridge; also the corner of North Canal Road, where numerous painters once lived). (4) In Cantonese, Tai Ma Lo meaning "The great horse-way".
• ALN

  4 Sep 08, 23:46

  wau lan.... i thought only PRC confused me... now elderly locals also can make me catch no ball..... i only know KPE-CTE lah... only one hokkien name i know e.g. qi kou (7th mile - bukit timah plaza area) dun ask me where is lak kou, si kou - me dont know
• Whatdatoot

  4 Sep 08, 23:52

  kek sng kio (frost bridge), sungei rd. Garang guni st.

• BeRt^.^

  4 Sep 08, 23:55

  mang kaka - Bendemeer Road

• BeRt^.^

  4 Sep 08, 23:58

  do u wanna know where is Bay Chia Lor?

• kramnave

  5 Sep 08, 00:09

  Originally posted by ALN:

  wau lan…. i thought only PRC confused me… now elderly locals also can make me catch no ball….. i only know KPE-CTE lah…

  only one hokkien name i know e.g. qi kou (7th mile – bukit timah plaza area)

  dun ask me where is lak kou, si kou – me dont know

  aiyoh...bukit timah is 10miles long..you know where 7th mile is and you dunno the rest ?

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:14

  Ang Sa Lee ( Red Zinc ) - Serangoon Gardens .....

  Ku Chai Pa - Paya Lebar area .

  Gor Gio Ber ( 5 stone end ) , North Bridge Road , Lavender Road area .

  ZhengHua - Bukit Panjang

  Au sai ( Black Lion ) - Tan Tock Seng CDC Hospital

  Au Kio Tao ( Black bridge Head ) - Old Havelock Road .

  Si Kar Teng ( 4 leg shelter ) - Jalan bukit Merah , near Thai Temple .

  Si Pai Poh - SGH

  Tua Po - Bugis Area

  Sway Poh - ChinaTown ( i think so , either side )

  Si Bey Lor ( Bencoolen GuanYin Temple )

  San Bey Lor ( Jalan Besar near Mustafa )

   

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:17

  Originally posted by ALN:

  wau lan…. i thought only PRC confused me… now elderly locals also can make me catch no ball….. i only know KPE-CTE lah…

  only one hokkien name i know e.g. qi kou (7th mile – bukit timah plaza area)

  dun ask me where is lak kou, si kou – me dont know

  
  Bt Timah 6 Ko - Sixth ave area

  7 Ko - Bt Timah shopping Centre / Beauty World Area

  8 Ko - Hillside Condo area

  9 ko - Hill View / Hume ave area

  10 Ko - Bt Panjang area

  11 ko - Mandai area

   

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:20

  Houang also got " Ko "

  Hougang Sa Ko ( 3-ko ) , also refering to Upper Serangoon Fire station side .

  Hougang Si Ko ( 4-ko ) , refering to Potang Pasir area .

  Hougang Gor Ko ( 5 ko ) , started from Upper Serangoon , and junction of Boundary Road , near Lor Ah soo or Lor Liew Lian side .

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:21

  knn my LTA taxi course instructor gave us a list of old road names , knn dunno put where at home , think i lost it while moving house , wasted , if not i can share .

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:24

  that day coffee session also talked about this old road names , quite stunned with some old names ..... quite a memory . Back to the 70's , when i boy time . lol .

• Poolman

  5 Sep 08, 04:25

  Can do a compilation , think write into a book , with their history .... sure make money .

• kyoko99

  5 Sep 08, 18:24

  Duo Bey Lor - Tanjong Pagar Road

• KCTK

  5 Sep 08, 18:35

  Originally posted by BeRt^.^:

  do u wanna know where is Bay Chia Lor?

  
  ooh, do tell, where is it har?

  anybody know Pek Kio? somewhere around McNair Rd?

• alfagal

  5 Sep 08, 18:45

  Originally posted by KCTK:

  
  ooh, do tell, where is it har?

  anybody know Pek Kio? somewhere around McNair Rd?

  
  cambridge road

  near owen road or TTSH area

• KCTK

  5 Sep 08, 18:48

  Originally posted by alfagal:

  
  cambridge road

  near owen road or TTSH area

  
  tankyu you.

• ALN

  6 Sep 08, 11:49

  pek kio hawker centre got one nice hokkien mee... shiok... $2 last time. big serving
• KCTK

  6 Sep 08, 20:20

  pek san teng where har?

• bus555

  6 Sep 08, 20:21

  Upp Hokkien St counted hehe!

• Hello Kitty

  6 Sep 08, 20:23

  lak kou is my new home!

• skeujin

  6 Sep 08, 20:23

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  Gor Gio Ber ( 5 stone end ) , North Bridge Road , Lavender Road area .

  shd be translated as five bridge end.

• Poolman

  7 Sep 08, 06:03

  Originally posted by KCTK:

  pek san teng where har?

  
  Bishan lor bro .... Bi Shan  Shelter .

  Shelter for those ashes . RIP .

  Next to RJC or RI .

• Poolman

  7 Sep 08, 06:05

  Originally posted by ALN:

  pek kio hawker centre got one nice hokkien mee… shiok… $2 last time. big serving

  
  U try the fish soup store ..... Best In S'pore , Johor and some say Batam .

  Store name is like : Gao Ji ( high class ) fish store .

  Just say my name , u get a bigger portion .

• Poolman

  7 Sep 08, 06:08

  Huay Seah ..... hokkien name , english as in Fire City

  HanYu Pinyin : Huo cheng .

  Opposite Pico that building .

  Kallang Road , next to one indian temple .

  Junction of KallangRoad and Lavender street .

  Used to be a Gasoline Plant .