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释义

名词

禧街（Hill Street）的俗称。也称“打火厝前”。

DEFINITION

Noun

The colloquial name of Hill Street. Also known in Mandarin as“打火厝前”.

由来
  • 水仙门的范围很广，主要以如今坐落于驳船北码头（North Boat Quay）的水仙门中心（High Street Centre ，旧称为水仙门商业大厦）为中心展开。若从新加坡河口算起，禧街为水仙门一带的第二条街头，因此也俗称水仙门二街。
  • 有说法认为 “禧街” 一词中的 “禧” 是方言对于英语 “hill”（即山）的音译，而这里的山指临近的福康宁山（Fort Canning Hill）。
  • 有说法认为水仙门这个名称是源自宋代泉州府海关附近的水仙门（因当地有一座船员祭祀的水仙宫而得名）。
  • 根据现有的史料考证，新加坡早期并无水仙宫。有说法认为，水仙门地名的沿用是早期泉州移民以泉州海口代指新加坡河口，以延续故乡的风土人情。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The “水仙门” area was large and was centered at the site of the present High Street Centre (“水仙门中心”, formerly known as “水仙门商业大厦”) located at North Boat Quay. From the estuary of the Singapore River, Hill Street was the second street in the “水仙门” area and was thus also colloquially known as “水仙门二街” (second street in “水仙门”).
  •  It is believed that the Chinese character “禧” in “禧街”, the Mandarin term for Hill Street, is the dialect transliteration of the English term “hill”, which in this case refers to the nearby Fort Canning Hill.
  • It is believed that the name “水仙门” originated from “水仙门” (Water Deity Gate) near the customs in Quanzhou Prefecture during the Song Dynasty, which was in turn named after a local “水仙宫” (Water Deity Temple) where seafarers went for worshipping.
  • According to available historical records, there was no temple named “水仙宫” in Singapore in the early days. It is believed that the name “水仙门” was coined by early Quanzhou immigrants to refer to the mouth of the Singapore River, in reference to the estuary of Quanzhou, in a bid to preserve the customs and traditions of their homeland.
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相关资料

  • 水仙宫奉祀水仙尊王。水神水仙尊王是船民海商的护佑神之一，可保佑水上航行平安。早期渡海而来的新加坡华人以福建人居多，当中又以泉州人和漳州人为主。
  • 与禧街平行的桥北路（North Bridge Road）俗称为 “水仙门头街”。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • “水仙宫” was dedicated to the “水仙尊王” (Honourable Water Immortal King[s]). He is one of the deities protecting seafarers and sea merchants, ensuring their safe voyages at sea. In the early days, most of the Chinese people who came to Singapore by sea were from Fujian province, with the majority being from Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
  • North Bridge Road, which is parallel to Hill Street, is colloquially known as “水仙门头街”.

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