HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
S.S.
O.S.
57
nim
稔 淰
nhimms
58
nia
nriu
59
61
28
60
澳
qou
pa 爬耙艳
praahó
pai 排排
praayl
62
pak 北
bhak
63
pak 白
braaks
64
pak- 伯公
baakghung
kung
Meaning or Remarks
149
Dictionaries give 'ripe grain', but the only meaning that seems to fit all cases is 'wet, muddy'. See (51).
Said in many places not to mean 'urine'. Is this prudishness, or is niu and its variant liu (35) another alternative for ngau (54), and if so did the name of this tribe in their own language begin with a nasal?
A harbour: but often confused with au (2).
A reef; a small island. But the many instances where this syllable occurs in mountain villages have yet to be cleared up. Sometimes interchangeable (despite the great difference in modern pronunciation with (63) and (76). See pages 156-157.
In some cases interchangeable with (62) and (76) and cannot mean 'white'. See pages 156-157, also (65).
A numerous tribe of local gods each of whom is responsible for a path, bridge, gate, mountain pass, etc. Several passes are named Pak-kung Au as a result. The pak-kung