RE: Hong Kong Snapshot (34) (With Video)Sheung Wan(5) – Lascar Row, origin from a story of Indians in HK being sold and killed 香港随拍(34) (附有视频)上环(5) – 摩罗上街，源于一段印度人被卖猪仔的故事

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Hong Kong Snapshot (34) (With Video)Sheung Wan(5) – Lascar Row, origin from a story of Indians in HK being sold and killed 香港随拍(34) (附有视频)上环(5) – 摩罗上街，源于一段印度人被卖猪仔的故事

in cn •  7 years ago  (edited)

I am just curious - what is the meaning for each of the chinese "letters" on the street sign "Upper Lascar Row"?

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      ·  7 years ago 

    摩 means rub. 羅 has many meanings, mostly for a net or a surname of chinese. But 摩羅 has the pronunciation "Mouro" and it means Indian in Cantonese around 100 years ago
    上 means upper
    街 means street, and it means Row in this case

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        ·  7 years ago 

      Thank you very much! Very interesting 😊

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