"Sam ba is a Cantonese rendering of 'Sao Paulo,' or St. Paul, and the old name for the Cathedral of St. Paul was Sam Ba Si, the Temple of Sao Paulo," says Lam, explaining the origins of the familiar place names to his students.
「三巴是葡萄牙文 Sao Paulo 的音譯，聖保祿教堂古稱三巴寺，這間聖若瑟則是小三巴，」林發欽對著一票從小聽慣了「大三巴」、「小三巴」的學生說明。