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Philip Street (colloquially known as lau ya keng kao)

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菲立街（Phillip Street）的俗称。也称“老爷宫”、“老爷宫头”、“孖庙街”。

DEFINITION

Noun

A colloquial name for Phillip Street. Also known as “老爷宫”, “老爷宫头” or “孖庙街”.

由来
  • 源自于潮州话 lau ya keng kao 。
  • “老爷宫口”一词中的“老爷宫”指坐落于菲立街的粤海清庙。
  • 粤海清庙初创于1820年代，是新加坡第一座潮州人的妈祖和玄天上帝庙。
  • 由于潮州人称玄天上帝为“老爷”或“大老爷”，因此粤海清庙也俗称为“老爷宫”。
  • 除了用“老爷宫”来代指菲立街，鉴于粤海清庙正坐落在菲立街街口，潮州人也把菲立街称为“老爷宫口”或“老爷宫头”。
  • 粤海清庙实际上是由两座庙结合而成。左祠是供奉天上圣母妈祖的天后宫，右祠是供奉玄天上帝的上帝宫。由于两座祠宇相连，因此在粤语中也俗称为“孖庙”（菲立街也因此俗称“孖庙街”）。“孖”含有一双或成对的意思。
  • “菲立街”这个名称于1837年便已见于本地报章上。有说法认为它是以驻槟城总督威廉•爱德华•菲立（William Edward Phillips）来命名的。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “老爷宫口” originated from the Teochew term lau ya keng kao .
  • “老爷宫” refers to Yueh Hai Ching Temple located on Phillip Street.
  • Yueh Hai Ching Temple was established in the 1820s. It was the first Teochew temple dedicated to Mazu and the Heavenly Emperor (“玄天上帝”).
  • As the Teochews used terms such as “老爷” and “大老爷” to refer to the Heavenly Emperor, Yueh Hai Ching Temple was also known as “老爷宫”, in which “宫” means “temple”.
  • By extension, Phillip Street was also known as “老爷宫”, “老爷宫口” (“entrance of 老爷宫”) and “老爷宫头” (“start of 老爷宫”), as the temple was located at the corner of Phillip Street.
  • The Yueh Hai Ching Temple houses two separate shrines. The left block (known as “天后宫”) is dedicated to Mazu, while the right block (known as “上帝宫”) is dedicated to the Heavenly Emperor. As the shrines are connected, Yueh Hai Ching temple is also known in Cantonese as “孖庙”, which is made up of the words “孖” (“to come in pairs”) and “ 庙” (“temple”). As a result, Phillip Street is also known as “孖庙街”.
  • The name “Phillip Street” appeared in local newspapers as early as 1837. One belief is that it was named after William Edward Phillips, a Governor of Penang.
例句
以前我住在大坡漆街（俗称五代天宫），漆街左转就是菲立街（俗称老爷宫口）。（《联合早报》，24/2/2020）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
I used to live at Church Street, just around the corner from Phillip Street. (Lianhe Zaobao, 24/2/2020
参考资料
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