Singaporean Mandarin Database

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释义

名词

安顺路（Anson Road）的俗称。

DEFINITION

Noun

The colloquial name of Anson Road.

由来

福建话 lau pek kong pinn 的意译。
老伯公边中的 “伯公” 指华人信仰中的土地神 “大伯公”。
奉祀大伯公的庙宇一般称为 “福德祠”。
建于 1844 年的 “望海福德祠” 是新加坡历史最悠久的大伯公庙。该庙由南来的客属人士所创建，因此也称为 “客属八邑福德祠”。
“望海” 二字是因为福德祠位于沿岸的珀玛路（Palmer Road），早期庙门面向一望无际的大海，因此得名。
由于安顺路属于望海福德祠旁边的主要道路之一，因此也俗称为 “老伯公边”，意为最老的大伯公庙旁边。
安顺路是以1871至1880年间数次任海峡殖民地代总督的阿奇博尔德·爱德华·哈勃·安顺（Archibald Edward Harbord Anson）命名。

ETYMOLOGY

The Mandarin term “老伯公边” is a paraphrase of the Hokkien term lau pek kong pinn.
The Mandarin term “伯公” in “老伯公边” refers to the Earth Deity, who is a prominent celestial figure in traditional Chinese religion.
老伯公边中的“伯公”指华人信仰中的土地神“大伯公”。
Temples that worship the Earth Deity are commonly known in Mandarin as “福德祠”.
Hock Teck See Temple (“望海福德祠”), which was built in 1844, is the oldest Earth Deity temple in Singapore. As the temple was constructed by the local Hakka (“客属”) community, the temple is also known in Mandarin as “客属八邑福德祠”.
The term “望海” (which means “sea-facing”) came about due to Hock Teck See Temple’s location along Palmer Road. The entrance of the temple used to face the sea in the early days.
As Anson Road was one of the main roads along Hock Teck See Temple, it is also colloquially known in Mandarin as “老伯公边”, which means “beside the oldest Earth Deity temple”.
Anson Road was named after Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson, who was Acting Governor-General of the Straits Settlements between 1871 and 1880 on multiple occasions.

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