O.S. S.S. 75 pok 壆碧 brok 76 pui 貝杯 buuis
HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
Meaning or Remarks
A stone dyke,
151 Interchangeable with each 背盃 bhuuy other and with (62) and 23
77 pun See ying-pun (126)
78 sai 西 shay
(63). See pak (63). Occurs where 'west' makes nonsense.
79 shan 山 shaann'
80 she 蛇 sreaht
81 shek 石 sreak
A large island. See (52).
82 shi 氏市屎 shi srir, sir
83 sok-# sok
84 kwu tai K sokgwuur! draais
85 tai✯✯ taais
86 tam 擔担 daam tam t trarm
Sometimes interchangeable with (82) in places where neither 'rock' nor ‘dung' are likely, but the tone militates against 'market'. They may be parallel forms: both A and had final -g in the time of Confucius, and may be a later corruption. See (81).
A hand-net (Is this the same as in Mencius III, iii, 3?). Occurs in conjunction with (100) (3) and therefore cannot mean 'big'. See also (85).
Occurs as alternative to (84), the Hakka137 pronunciations being identical, and also to (88). See pages 156-157.
A measure of land, about 14 acres. See (92).
A buffalo wallow.