Trengganu Street

Trengganu Street (Chinese: 丁加奴街; pinyin: Dīngjiānú Jiē) is a street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore.

Trengganu Street
Trengganu Street, Chinatown, Singapore
Traditional Chinese	1. 牛車水橫街 2. 戲院橫街 3. 丁加奴街
Simplified Chinese	1. 牛车水横街 2. 戏院横街 3. 丁加奴街
Literal meaning	1. Kreta Ayer's cross street 2. theatre side street 3. (Phonetic transcription)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin 1. niú chē shuǐ héng jiē 2. xì yuàn héng jiē 3. Dīngjiānú Jiē Yue: Cantonese Jyutping 1. ngau4 che1 seui2 waang6 gaai1 2. hei2 jyun4 waang6 gaai1 3. ding1 ga1 nou4 gaai1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ 1. gu chia chui wha koi

The road links Pagoda Street and Sago Street, and is intersected by Temple Street and Smith Street. A section of Trengganu Street from Pagoda Street to Smith Street was converted to a pedestrian mall in 1997, with the remaining section of the street and Sago Street also converted into a pedestrian mall in 2003 and now forms the heart of the tourist belt in Singapore's Chinatown.

References

• Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3
• National Heritage Board (2006), Discover Singapore - Heritage Trails, ISBN 981-05-6433-3

External links

• Uniquely Singapore website