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VIII. Chinese names of places most of which have commercial or other connections with the Straits Settlements.

English. Hokkien. Cantonese. Character.
Acheen A-che Che-fau 亞齊
America[1] Bi-kok Mei-kwok 美國
... Hue-ki-kok Fa-khei-kwok 花旗國
Amoy E-mag Ha-mun 廈門
... E-mui ... 廈門
Annam An-nam On-nam 安南
Australia[2] Sin-kim-suaⁿ San-kam-shan. 新金山
Austria O-kok O-kwok 奧國
Bangkok[3] Bong-kok Mang-kok 網咯
... Siam-kiaⁿ ... 暹京
Batavia[4] Ka-la-pa Ka-la-pa 加朥巴
... Ba-tau-i ... 目投夷
Batu Pahat Ba-tu Pa-hat Ma-tu-pa-hat 峇楮吧轄
Bombay Bong-bai Mang-mei 望眉
Borneo Bo-nioⁿ Mu-neung 慕娘
  1. ↑ Hue-ki-koh means 'flowery flag country.'
  2. ↑ Sin-kia-suaⁿ means 'New gold fields' as distinct from California.
  3. ↑ Siam-kiaⁿ means 'Capital of Siam.'
  4. ↑ Ka-la-pa may be for the Malay word 'Kelapa,' coconut.
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