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St. George's Girls' School
    • Hokkien, Lú o̍h 女學 "girls' school".
Convent
    • Hokkien, Nî ko am 尼姑庵 "nunnery."
    • Cantonese, Ku leung thong 姑娘堂 "ladies' house", the ladies being the nuns.
Government Hill
    • Hokkien, Seng ki soaⁿ 升旗山 "Hoisting flag hill".
    • Cantonese, Shing khi san 升旗山
Dato Kramat Gardens
    • Hokkien, Ong ke hoa huiⁿ 王家花園 "Government gardens."
    • Cantonese, Wong ke fa un 王家花園
Waterfall
    • Hokkien, A-ek tò-lūn 亞逸倒崙 "Ayer turjun" = water plunging.
    • Cantonese, Shui mo 水磨
Race Course
    • Hokkien, Phaú bé khoan 跑馬環 "running horse field."
    • Cantonese, Phau ma chheung 跑馬場
Esplanade
    • Hokkien, Chhaú po͘ 草埔 "grassfield."
    • Cantonese, Siu kau chheung 小較場 "small parade ground."
    • Hokkien, Phah kiû po 打球埔 striking ball field."
    • Cantonese, Ta po te 打波地 "striking ball land."
Fort Cornwallis
    • Hokkien, Ang mô͘ siâⁿ 紅毛城 "European city."
    • Cantonese, Phau thoi 炮臺 "fort."
New Jetty
    • Hokkien, Thi̍h lō͘-thaû 鐵路頭 "iron landing place."
    • Hokkien, Thi̍h kiô 鐵橋 "iron bridge."
Old Jetty
    • Hokkien, Koan-á-kak pabian 關仔角罇岸 koan á kak=R C. O. front, and "pabian" is a Malay word for jetty.