Useful Info: English to Hokkien Road Name Conversion from Wiki

For outsider might be wonder when some penang folks talk about some road's name in hokkien and is kind of difficulty to compare it with the name in Malay or English.. Here are some useful info that might help up.. Thanks...

English name	Hokkien name	Hokkien meaning	Note
Aboo Sitee Lane	三牲巷 sam-seng-hang	Gangsters' lane	n/a
Acheen Street	破石街 phua-chioh-ke 懸樓仔 kuan-lau-a (id.)	Stone-cutters' street Tall tower	After the Acheenese inhabitants.
Acheen Street Ghaut	破石街路頭 phua-chioh-ke lơ-thau 懸樓仔路頭 kuan-lau-a lơ-thau (id.)	Acheen St ghaut
Ah Quee Street	阿貴街 a-kui-ke	Ah Quee street	After Chung Keng Quee, Capitan China
Anson Road	an-sen-lut	(phonetic)	After Major-General Sir Archibald Anson, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1867-1882)
Argyll Road	Bengali巷 bang-ka-li-hang	Bengali / Sikh lane	n/a
Argus Lane	Serani 禮拜堂後巷仔 sek-la-ni-le-pai-tng-au hang-a	Lane behind the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption	n/a
Armenian Street	(W. of Cannon St) 拍銅仔街 phah-thang-a ke	Copper-beaters' street	After the Armenian inhabitants.
	(E. of Cannon St) 本頭公巷 pun-thau-kong-hang 建原街 kien-guan-ke id.	God's lane Kian Teik society street
Armenian Street Ghaut	本頭公巷路頭 pun-thau-kong-hang lơ-thau	God's lane ghaut
Ayer Itam Road	n/a	n/a	After the Ayer Itam stream which flows there
Ayer Rajah Road	n/a	n/a	After Ayer Rajah, or the Sungai Ayer Raja, in Singapore. Malay name after Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister of Malaya (1957-1970), who lived there.
Bagan Jermal Road	灣斗路 oan-to-lơ	Bay road	After Bagan Jermal, where it leads
Barrack Road	兵房路 peng-pang-lơ	Barrack road	After the sepoy barracks formerly there
Beach Street	(N. of China St) 涂庫街 thơ-khơ-ke	Warehouse street	Self-describing. The street formerly ran along the shoreline until the construction of Weld Quay.
	(China St – Chulia St) 港仔口 kang-a-khau	Mouth of the Prangin Ditch
	(Chulia St – Armenian St) 中街 tiong-ke	Central street
	(Armenian St – Acheen St) toan-lo-sin	Tengku Syed Hussein (Tuan Losin)'s street
	(Acheen St – Malay St) 拍鐵街 phah-tih-ke	Blacksmiths' street
	(S. of Malay St) 社尾 sia-boe	Downtown
Birch Road	n/a	n/a	After J W W Birch, British Resident in Perak, who was assassinated in 1875 by a local Malay chief.
Bishop Street	(W. of King St) 順德公司街 sun-tek-kong-si-ke	Soon Teik Association street	After the Right Rev. Thomas Middleton, Anglican bishop of Calcutta, who consecrated the neighbouring church of St George in 1819.
	(W. of Penang St) 漆木街 chhat-bok-ke	Lacquerers' street
	(E. of King St) Luzon禮拜堂前 lu-song-le-pai-tng-cheng	In front of the Cathedral of the Assumption
	(E. of Penang St) 柴工街 chha-kang-ke	Carpenters' street
Brick Kiln Road	風車路 hong-chhia-lơ	Winnowing machine road	After the brick kiln formerly there. New Malay name after the Sikhgurdwara there.
Bridge Street	(North end) 過港仔 kue-kang-a	Past the Prangin Ditch	After the bridges over the Prangin Ditch and the Sungei Pinang. New Malay name after Cllr C. Y. Choy, the last Mayor of George Town (1974).
	(Middle) 枋廊 pang-long	Sawmill
	(South end) 聖王廟路 seng-ong-bio-lơ	Seng Ong temple road
Buckingham Street	新街頭 sin-ke-thau 大人館 tai-jin-koan id. (also Downing St)	At the head of Campbell St Chinese protector's office
Burmah Road	車水路 chhia-tsui-lơ 五車水 gơ-chhia-tsui id. 牛車水 gu-chhia-tsui id.	Cart-water road Five cart water Bullock-cart water	After the Burmese inhabitants
Campbell Street	新街 sin-ke 新大門樓 sin-toa-muiⁿ-lau id.	New street New great archway
Cannon Square	龍山堂裏 liong-san-tong-lai	Within Leong San Tong (the Khoo clanhouse)	After the cannon that was brought in during the Penang riots in the 19th century
Cannon Street	大流街 toa-liu-ke 大槍空 toa-chheng-khang id. 大同巷 toa-thong-hang id.	Great flow street Cannonball-hole lane Great harmony lane
Cantonment Road	n/a	n/a	After an army cantonment formerly there
Carnarvon Lane	Kampong裏 kam-kong-lai	Within the village	After Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 19th century British Colonial Secretary
Carnarvon Street	(N. of Campbell St) 大門樓橫街 toa-muiⁿ-lau-huaiⁿ-ke	Chulia St cross street
	(Campbell St - Acheen St) 番仔塚 hoan-a-thiong	Malay cemetery
	(S. of Acheen St) 沓塍仔 lam-chhan-a 姓張公司街 sεⁿ-tiơⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 十間厝 tsap-keng-chhu id. 四角井 si-kak-chεⁿid.	Swamp fields Teoh clanhouse street Ten houses Square well
Caunterhall Road	n/a	n/a	New Malay name after Malayan filmmaker P. Ramlee
Cecil Street	(過港仔)七條路 chhit-tiau-lơ	7th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	After Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1930-1934).
Ceylon Lane	四十間 si-tsap-keng	Forty houses	After the Ceylonese inhabitants
Cheapside	n/a	n/a	After Cheapside, a street in London where one of the city's main produce markets was located.
Che Em Lane	Pekan 裏 pak-kan-lai	Within the town	n/a
China Street	大街 toa-ke	Main street	After the Chinese inhabitants
China Street Ghaut	大街路頭 toa-ke lơ-thau 明山路頭 beng-san lơ-thau id.	China St ghaut Beng San ghaut
Chowrasta Road	吉寧仔萬山 kit-leng-a-ban-san	Indian market	After the chowrasta or "four crossroads" market there
Chulia Lane	十七間 tsap-chhit-keng	Seventeen houses	After the Tamil (from the ancient Tamil kingdom of Chola) inhabitants
Chulia Street	(W. of Love Lane) 牛干冬 gu-gan-tang	Cattle pen
	(Love Lane - Pitt St) 大門樓 toa-muiⁿ-lau	Great archway
	(E. of Pitt St) Noordin 街 lơ-lin-ke 吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke id. (now usually Market St)	Noordin street Indian street
Chulia Street Ghaut	吉寧仔街路頭 kit-leng-a-ke lơ-thau 姓楊公司街 sεⁿ-iơⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 大水井 toa-tsui-chεⁿid. (also Pitt St (middle))	Chulia St ghaut Yeoh clanhouse street Great well
Church Street	義興街 gi-hin-ke	Ghee Hin society street	After the neighbouring AnglicanChurch of St George the Martyr, consecrated in 1819.
Church Street Ghaut	義興街路頭 gi-hin-ke lơ-thau 酒廊路頭 chiu-long lơ-thau id.	Church St ghaut Distillery landing-place
Cintra Street	新街橫街 sin-ke hoaiⁿ-ke 拍袍街 phah-phau-ke id.	China St cross street Brothel street
	(N. of Campbell St) 日本街 jit-pun-ke	Japanese street
Codrington Avenue	n/a	n/a	After Stewart Codrington, Resident Councillor of Penang (from 1924)
Dato' Kramat Road	(W. of Patani Rd) 四崁店 si-kham-tiam	Four shops	Possibly after a local Dato' Kramat shrine
	(E. of Patani Rd) 柑仔園 kam-a-huiⁿ	Mandarin orange garden
Dhoby Ghaut	洗布橋 se-pơ-kio	Washermen's bridge	After the laundrymen (Hindustani: dhobi) who used to work there. The original Dhobi Ghat is in Bombay.
Downing Street	外館 goa-koan 大人館 tai-jin-koan id. (also Buckingham St)	Overseas Chinese protector's office	n/a
Drury Lane	明戲臺 beng-hi-tai	Beng theatre	After Drury Lane in London, where the Theatre Royal is
Duke Street	n/a	n/a	After Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited and stayed here in 1869.
The Esplanade	舊官仔角 ku-kuan-a-kak 草埔海墘路 chhau-pơ-hai-kiⁿ-lơ id.	Old government office corner Padang shorefront road	Self-describing. New Malay name of part of the road after Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, Governor of Penang (1969-1975).
Farquhar Street	(W. of Leith St) 華勘街 hoa-kham-ke	n/a	After R T Farquhar, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1804-1805)
	(Leith St - Love Lane) 蓮花河 lian-hoa-ho Serani 學前 sek-la-ni-oh-cheng id.	Lotus flower pond In front of St Xavier's School
	(E. of Love Lane) 紅毛學前 ang-mơ-oh-cheng	In front of the old Penang Free School
Fettes Road	水池路 tsui-tiⁿ-lơ	Reservoir road	After Fettes College in Edinburgh.
Free School Road	n/a	n/a	After the new Penang Free School there.
Gaol Road	新骹拘 sin-kha-khu	New prison	After the Penang Gaol there.
Gladstone Road	火車路 hoe-chhia-lơ	Tram road	After William Ewart Gladstone, late 19th century British prime minister.
Glugor Road	n/a	n/a	After the area of Glugor, where it leads
Gottlieb Road	n/a	n/a	After German lawyer Felix Henri Gottlieb who served in the Straits Settlements government from 1846 to 1882
Green Hall	ki-lin-hơ toan-pa-li id.	(phonetic) Mr Paddy's	n/a
Green Lane	青草巷 chhεⁿ-chhau-hang	Green grass lane	Self-describing. New Malay name after the state mosque there.
Gurney Drive	新官仔角 sin-kuan-a-kak	New Esplanade	After Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya (1950-1951) assassinated during the Malayan Emergency.
Herriot Street	(過港仔)八條路 peh-tiau-lơ	8th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	n/a
Hong Kong Street	香港街 hiang-kang-ke	Hong Kong street	After the island of Hong Kong. New Malay name after Cheong Fatt Tze, 19th century merchant and Chinese consul in Penang, despite the fact that the famous Cheong Fatt Tze mansion is not here, but on Leith St.
Hospital Road	病厝路 pεⁿ-chhu-lơ	Hospital road	After the Penang General Hospital there
Hutton Lane	gia-lan-a-teng	(phonetic)	n/a
Jelutong Road	Jelutong 路 jit-loh-tong-lơ	(phonetic)	After the area called Jelutong, where it leads
	(Town end) 下洞 e-tong	Lower Jelutong road
	(Jelutong end)頂洞 teng-tong 上洞 siang-tong id.	Upper Jelutong road
Kampong Malabar	日本新路 jit-pun-sin-lơ	New Japanese road	After the Malabarese inhabitants
Katz Street	(過港仔)六條路 lak-tiau-lơ	6th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	After the famous German importing agent, Katz Brothers Ltd
Kedah Road	Kam-kong ma-lak-ka	Kampung Melaka	After the neighbouring Malay state of Kedah
Kelawai Road	n/a	n/a	n/a
Keng Kwee Street	景貴街 keng-kui-ke	Keng Kwee street	After Chung Keng Quee, Capitan China
Kimberley Street	山頭街 soaⁿ-thau-ke 潮州街 tio-chiu-ke id. 麺綫街 miⁿ-soaⁿ-ke id. 姓鄧公司街 sεⁿ-thεⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 拍索仔街 phah-so-a-ke id. (also Rope Walk)	Swatow street Teochew street Rice vermicelli street Teh clanhouse street Ropemakers' street	After John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, British Colonial Secretary (1870-1874, 1880-1882).
King Edward Place	n/a	n/a	After King Edward VII (reigned 1901-1910)
King Street	大伯公路 toa-pεh-kong-lơ	Heavenly Emperor's road	After King George III (reigned 1760-1820).
	(N. of Bishop St) 九間厝後 kau-keng-chhu-au	Behind the nine houses
	(Bishop St – China St) 廣東大伯公街 kuiⁿ-tang-toa-pεh-kong-ke 啊片公司街 a-phien-kong-si-ke id.	Cantonese Heavenly Emperor's street Ah Phean association street
	(China St – Market St) 和成公司街 ho-seng-kong-si-ke 舊和成街 ku-ho-seng-ke id.	Ho Seng association street Old Ho Seng street
	(S. of Market St) 吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke (also Market St)	Indian street
Kuala Kangsar Road	番仔戲園街 hoan-a-hi-huiⁿ-ke	Malay theatre street	After the town of Kuala Kangsar
Kulim Lane	萬安臺 ban-an-tai	Ban An stage	After the town of Kulim
Leith Street	祥和厝前 siang-ho-chhu-cheng	In front of Seang Ho's house	After Sir George Leith, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang
Light Street	Police 口 po-le-khau	Police court entrance	After Captain Francis Light, Founder of Penang and Superintendent of the colony (1786-1794)
Lorong Selamat	平安街 pheng-an-ke	Peace street	n/a
Love Lane	Serani 巷 sek-la-ni-hang (also Muntri St)	Eurasian lane	n/a
MacAlister Road	中路 tiong-lơ	Central road	After Colonel Norman MacAlister, Governor of Penang (1807-1810)
MacAlister Lane	姓王公司後 sεⁿ-ong-kong-si-au	Behind the Ong clanhouse
MacAllum Street	(過港仔)五條路 gơ-tiau-lơ	5th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	After Colonel Sir Henry MacAllum, Colonial Engineer of the Straits Settlements (1884-1889)
Madras Lane	油絞路 iu-ka-lơ 柴落頭 chha-loh-thau id.	Oil mill road Timber landing-place	After the Tamil inhabitants, from the Indian city of Madras
Magazine (junction)	五葩燈 gơ-pha-teng 槍藥間 chheng-ioh-keng id. 六叉路 lak-chhe-lơ id.	Five-armed lamp Gunpowder store Six-road junction	After the weapons magazine formerly there.
Magazine Road	(過港仔)頭條路 thau-tiau-lơ	1st road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Malay Street	殺牛後 thai-gu-au 殺牛巷 thai-gu-hang id.	Behind the cattle slaughterhouse Cattle slaughterhouse lane	After the Malay inhabitants
Malay Street Ghaut	殺牛巷路頭 thai-gu-hang lơ-thau	Malay St ghaut
Market Lane	Kong Hock Ku 巷 kong-hok-ku-hang	Kong Hock Ku lane	After the Indian market there
Market Street	吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke (also King St (S. of Market St)) Pasar 街 pa-sat-ke id.	Indian street Market street
Market Street Ghaut	新萬山 sin-ban-san	New market
Maxwell Road	(W. of Gladstone Rd) 凱興美米絞 khai-heng-bi bi-ka	Khie Heng Bee ricemill	After Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Recorder of Penang (c. 1860), or his son Sir William Edward Maxwell, Acting Resident-Councillor of Penang (1886-1889)
	(E. of Gladstone Rd) 柴埕 chha-tiaⁿ	Timberyard
McNair Street	n/a	n/a	After Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1880-1884) and Resident Councillor of Penang (from 1884)
Moulmein Close	n/a	n/a	After the city of Moulmein in Burma
Muda Lane	癞膏巷 thai-ko-hang	Lepers' lane	After the Sungai Muda (river)
Muntri Street	南華醫院街 lam-oa-i iⁿ-ke 新海南公司街 sin-hai-lam-kong-si-ke id. Serani 巷 sek-la-ni-hang id. (also Love Lane)	Lam Wah Ee hospital street New Hainanese association street Eurasian lane	n/a
Nanking Street	(過港仔)七條路 chhit-tiau-lơ	7th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	After the city of Nanking.
Noordin Street	(過港仔)二條路 ji-tiau-lơ	2nd road (past the Prangin Ditch)	After H M Noordin, Indian Muslim Merchant & one of the founders of the Kapitan Keling Mosque.
Noordin Street Ghaut	土橋尾 thơ-kio-boe 紅燈角 ang-teng-kak id.	Earth bridge end Red lamp corner
Northam Road	(W. of Transfer Rd) 紅毛路 ang-mơ-lơ	European road	New Malay name after the 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, who visited Penang in 1982.
	(E. of Transfer Rd) 紅毛舊塚 ang-mơ-ku-thiong	Old European cemetery
Peel Avenue	n/a	n/a	After Sir William Peel, Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1917, 1925), later Governor of Hong Kong
Penang Road	pin-ang-lut	(phonetic)	After Penang
	(About Chulia St) 吊人街 tiau-lang-ke	Gallows street
	(About Chowrasta Market) 舊骹拘 ku-kha-khu Leng-chiak 厝前 leng-chiak-chhu-cheng id.	Old prison In front of Leng Chiak's house
	(About Prangin Ditch) 吊橋頭 tiau-kio-thau	Gallow-bridge landing
	(About the Magazine) 人車丁牌館 lang-chhia-teng-pai-kuan	Rickshaw signboard office
Penang Street	(N. of Bishop St) 廣東街 kuiⁿ-tang-ke 唐人街 tng-lang-ke id. 九間厝 kau-keng-chhu id.	Cantonese street Chinese street Nine houses
	(Bishop St - Market St) 馬交街 ma-kau-ke	Macao / Cantonese street
	(S. of Market St) Chettiar 街 che-ti-ke	Chettiar street
Perak Road	大路後 toa-lơ-au	Behind MacAlister Road	After the sultanate of Perak
Phee Choon Lane	丕竣路 phi-chhun-lơ	Phee Choon road
Pitt Lane	潮州公司後 tio-chiu-kong-si-ke	Teochew association street	After William Pitt the Younger, who was British prime minister when Penang was founded (1783-1801, and again in 1804-1806). The new Malay name of Pitt St is after the Kapitan Kling mosque there, despite the fact that the street is also home to St George's Church, the Goddess of Mercy Temple (Buddhist) and the Mahamariamman Temple (Hindu), all dating back to the earliest years of George Town and indicative of its religious diversity.
Pitt Street	(N. of China St) 觀音亭前 koan-im-teng-cheng	In front of the Goddess of Mercy temple
	(China St - Chulia St) 大 Balai toa-ba-lai	Big police station
	(S. of Chulia St) 椰骹 ia-kha 大水井 toa-tsui-chεⁿ id. (also Chulia St Ghaut) 大水池 toa-tsui-tiⁿ id.	Beneath the coconut trees Great well Great water-tank
Prangin Lane	鹹魚埕 kiam-hu-tiaⁿ	Saltfish yard	n/a
Prangin Road	(W. of Sungei Ujong Rd) 牛車街 gu-chhia-ke 港仔墘 kang-a-kiⁿ id. (also Maxwell Rd)	Bullock-cart street By the Prangin Ditch
	(Sungei Ujong Rd - Carnarvon St) 凱興美街 khai-heng-bi-ke	Khie Heng Bee street
	(E. of Carnarvon St) 惠州公司街 hoe-chiu-kong-si-ke 彎頭仔 oan-thau-a id.	Huichew association street Little turning
Presgrave Street	(過港仔)三條路 saⁿ-tiau-lơ	3rd street (past the Prangin Ditch)	n/a
Queen Street	十二間 tsap-ji-keng 舊和合社街 ku-ho-hap-sia-ke id.	Twelve houses Old Ho Hup society street	After Queen Charlotte (consort to King George III 1761-1818)
Race Course Road	大菜園路 toa-chhai-huiⁿ-lơ	Big vegetable farm road	After the Penang Turf Club racecourse there
Rangoon Road	仰光路 jiang-kong-lơ	Rangoon road	After Rangoon
Residency Road	二王厝路 ji-ong-chhu-lơ	Second king's house road	After the Residency, the official residence of the Resident Councillor and now of the Governor of Penang, there.
River Valley Road	n/a	n/a	After the Sungei Pinang river valley, where it runs.
Rope Walk	拍索仔街 phah-so-a-ke (also Kimberley St)	Ropemakers' street	After the ropewalk formerly there
	(N. of Kimberley St) 大順街 toa-sun-ke 義福街 gi-hok-ke id.	Tua Soon street Ghee Hock society street
	(S. of Kimberley St) 煙筒路 ien-tang-lơ	Kerosene lamp road
Saltfish Lane	鹹魚仔巷 kiam-hu-a-hang 拍鐵街巷仔 phah-thih-ke hang-a id.	Saltfish lane Blacksmiths' lane	n/a
Sandilands Street	(過港仔)九條路 kau-tiau-lơ	9th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	n/a
Scotland Road	n/a	n/a	Whimsically so called because of the estates there of Captain James Scott, business partner of Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang.
Scott Road	n/a	n/a	After Captain James Scott. New Malay name after Cllr D. S. Ramanathan, the first Mayor of the City of George Town (1957).
Seh Tan Court	姓陳公司 sεⁿ-tan-kong-si	Tan clanhouse	After the Tan clan association
Sek Chuan Lane	大門樓裏 toa-muiⁿ-lau lai	Within the great archway	n/a
Sepoy Lines Road	n/a	n/a	After the sepoy barracks formerly there
Sri Bahari Road	瓊花路 kheng-hoa-lơ	n/a	n/a
Stewart Lane	觀音亭後 koan-im-teng-au 三板巷 sam-pan-hang id.	Behind the Goddess of Mercy temple Boat lane	n/a
Sungei Ujong Road	胡椒埕 hơ-chio-tiaⁿ	Pepper yard	After the district of Sungai Ujong in Negeri Sembilan
Tek Soon Street	柴埕後 chha-tiaⁿ-au 德順路 tek-sun lơ id.	Behind the timberyard Tek Soon road	n/a
To Aka Lane	Kampong裏橫路 kam-kong-lai-huaiⁿ-lơ	Carnarvon Street cross street	n/a
Transfer Road	德順厝邊街 tek-sun-ke piⁿ-ke Tiao Ho路 tiau-ho-lơ id.	Street by Tek Soon's house (phonetic?)	After the transfer of the Straits Settlements from the Government of British India to the administration of the Colonial Office in 1867.
Tye Sin Street	(過港仔)四條路 si-tiau-lơ	4th road (past the Prangin Ditch)	n/a
Union Street	Police後 po-le-au	Behind the police station	After the Malayan Union in 1946.
Victoria Green Road	n/a	n/a	After the Victoria Green, the grounds of Chinese Recreation Club which boast a statue of Queen Victoria, there.
Victoria Street	海墘新路 hai-kiⁿ-sin-lơ	New road by the waterfront	After Queen Victoria (reigned 1836-1901), Empress of India.
Waterfall Road	n/a	n/a	After the waterfall in the neighbouring Penang Botanical Gardens
Weld Quay	新海墘街 sin-hai-kiⁿ-ke	New-waterfront street	After Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1880-1887)
Western Road	紅毛新塚 ang-mơ-sin-thiong 平安巷 peng-an-hang id. 西方巷 sai-huaⁿ-hang id.	New European cemetery Peace lane Western lane	Self-describing.
Yahudi Road	n/a	n/a	After the former Jewish inhabitants and the Jewish cemetery that is still there.
York Road	n/a	n/a	After the city of York. Whimsically so called because it leads to Scotland Rd.