Bell, Cooktown Temple

Bell characters, Cooktown

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Foundry mark identifying the maker.

昌信爐造
Pinyin: Chāng Xìn lú zào
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ seon³ lou⁴ zou⁶
Translation:

“Made by the Chang Xin Foundry.”
(Chang Xin foundry or workshop; 爐造 literally “furnace-made / cast.”)

Bell characters, Cooktown

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Donors

華文公所敬送

Pinyin: Huá Wén gōng suǒ jìng sòng
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ man⁴ gung¹ so² ging³ sung³
Translation:

“Respectfully presented by the Chinese (Huawen) Public Association.”

Bell characters, Cooktown

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Temple name

烈聖宮

Pinyin: Liè Shèng gōng
Cantonese (Jyutping): lit⁶ sing³ gung¹
Translation:

“Lit Sing Temple” or “Temple of the Venerable Sage.”

A common temple name — see Lit Soon Goong, Cairns

Bell characters, Cooktown

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Date: 1892

光緒壬辰年

Pinyin: Guāng Xù rén chén nián
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ seoi³ jam⁴ san⁴ nin⁴
Translation:

“Year of Ren-Chen in the Guangxu reign.”

(the 18th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign).