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 刣牛巷路頭
 * Cantonese, Thong-ngau-hong lo thau 割牛巷路頭


 * Market Lane :
 * Hokkien, Kóng hok kū hāng 廣福居巷 kong hok ku is the Chinese name of the Penang Mutual Improvement Association the premises of which are in of this lane.
 * Cantonese, Yi-nai hong 二奶巷 "concubine lane," so called because this lane used to be occupied chiefly by kept women.


 * Market Street :
 * Hokkien, Pá-sat ke 巴虱街 pá sat is a corruption for pasar, a Malay word meaning market.
 * Cantonese. Pa-sat kai 巴虱街


 * Market Street Ghaut :
 * Hokkien, Sin bān-san 新萬山 "the new market," i. e., the Central market. Bān-san is a corruption of the Malay "bangsal", meaning a shed.
 * Cantonese, San pat sat 新巴虱 "new pasarpasar" [sic]


 * Maxwell Road :
 * , between Bridge Street and Gladstone Road.
 * Hokkien, Chhâ tiáⁿ 柴埕 "firewood yard"; this is the principal place where firewood is sold in Penang.
 * , between Gladstone Road and Penang Road.
 * Hokkien, Khai Hêng Bí bí-ka 開恆美米絞 Chop Khie Heng Be's rice mill. N. B. This road and Prangin Road are often called káng-á kiⁿ 港仔墘 "rivulet side" because of their proximity to the Prangin Ditch.


 * Muda Lane :
 * Hokkien, Thái-ko hāng 癩哥巷 "leper's lane", many lepers used to live in this place on the charity of a certain wealthy Chinaman.