O.S. 97 to 5885 98 tong 肚塘
HONG KONG PLACE NAMES 153
S.S. Meaning or Remarks
troo3 tronq A narrow valley. See (112).
tronq A small level basin; a threshing floor. See also (90), and wo-tong (116).
99 tong 堂 tronq A large building, hall.
100 tsai 仔 zae Diminutive suffix. Often used for (3). See also (84), and tsz (103).
101 tsang * zhanq Stake-net.
102 tso 早 200 Taboo-substitute for hon (11).
103 taz 梓紫 zir In some places interchangeable with (3) and (100).
104 tum 墩塾 dheonn2 塾 A round-topped hill. Confused with (94) and (96).
105 tung 峒洞 drungv A side valley. One of the local government divisions under the Manchu government.
106 tE 凸 dungy A peak, (See note to Sam Toi Tung, p. 50 of the Gazetteer).
107 uk 屋 qhuk3 A grave.
108 wai 圍 wray A walled village.
109 wan 灣 whaanni To anchor; an anchorage. But occurs in a few names of hill villages, unexplained.
110 wan 環 wraann Alternative to (8).
111 wang wranq Occurs in many place names and must mean something similar to (97).
112 wat 窟 whats 6 Alternative to (8).
O.S.
97 to
5885
98 tong
肚塘
HONG KONG PLACE NAMES
153
S.S.
Meaning or Remarks
troo3
tronq
A narrow valley. See (112).
A small level basin; a thre- shing floor. See also (90), and wo-tong (116).
99
tong
100 tsai
ཛྱ
堂 仔
tronq
zae
101 tsang *
zhanq
102 tso 早
200
103 taz 梓紫 zir
104 tum
墩塾 dheonn2 塾
105 tung 峒洞 drungv
106 tE
凸
dungy
107 uk
108 wai
109 wan
屋圍灣
qhuk3
wray
灣環 whaanni
wraann
昀
wrann
A large building, hall.
Diminutive
suffix. Often
used for (3). See also (84), and tsz (103).
Stake-net.
Taboo-substitute for hon
(11).
In some places interchange- able with (3) and (100).
A round-topped hill. Con- fused with (94) and (96).
A side valley. One of the local government divi- sions under the Manchu government.
A peak, (See note to Sam
Toi Tung, p. 50 of the Gazetteer).
A grave.
A walled village.
To anchor; an anchorage. But occurs in a few
names of hill villages,
unexplained.
Alternative to (8).
110 wan
[11 wang
112
wat
屈
购閎乙窟
wranq
乙笏 whats 6
Alternative to (8).
Occurs in many place names
and must mean some-
thing similar to (97).
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