裙帶路

Etymology
Probably analysable as +, literally translated as "Petticoat String Road" in early English sources. Attested in Chinese government documents in 1841, the year the British military occupied Hong Kong Island. Variously attested as and. The Hongkong Gazette published in May 1841 records that Kwun-tai-loo was a fishing village with a population of 50.

Numerous folk etymologies surrounding the name exists. As early as 1873, it was suggested in  that the name was originally, which referred to. However, Queen's Road was named in March 1842. Another folk etymology derives the name from the tale of a Tanka woman named who guided the British military from the southern part of Hong Kong Island to its northern coast. However, the name probably predates British colonization of Hong Kong, and this folk etymology likely stems from a rebracketing of the word as +.

Proper noun

 * 1)  an area located on the western half of the northern coast of Hong Kong Island;