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Sai Wan
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English
Etymology 1
From en yue 西環.
Proper noun
1
en area district/Central and Western sar/Hong Kong.
en JUNE 30, 2017 Austin Ramzy; Alan Wong Young People Have Their Say About the Future of Hong Kong w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20170630121556/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/asia/hong-kong-china-handover-young-people.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific A young couple at the waterfront area known as Instagram Pier in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Sai Wan. Only about 3 percent of Hong Kongers between the ages of 18 and 29 describe themselves broadly as Chinese, according to a recent survey.
en March 18, 2019 Andrew Genung It’s the Year of the Pig. Is it also the year fake pork takes off in China? w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20190319090532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/its-the-year-of-the-pig-is-it-also-the-year-fake-pork-takes-off-in-china/2019/03/15/6415c4e6-45be-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html?utm_term=.fc6be42e7c09 March 19, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/its-the-year-of-the-pig-is-it-also-the-year-fake-pork-takes-off-in-china/2019/03/15/6415c4e6-45be-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html 0190-8286 2269358 Food Mock pork is not new to Hong Kong. Alongside fake abalone, chicken and goose at the Po Lin Yuen Vegetarian Food restaurant in the Sai Wan area, co-owner Selina Yeung (no relation to David) sells imitation char siu, and a chopped version labeled in English as “BBQ Veg. Pork.”
Translations
area in Hong Kong
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 西環
Etymology 2
From en yue 西灣 West Bay.
Alternative forms
en Saywan obsolete
Proper noun
1
en obsolete en area district/Eastern sar/Hong Kong: Chai Wan.
en 2022-09-15 Philip Cracknell The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45 Amberley Publishing Limited 9781398110281 There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill.
Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
en bay island/Cheung Chau in district/Islands sar/Hong Kong.
en bay in district/Sai Kung sar/Hong Kong: Tai Long Sai Wan.
en bay island/Lantau Island in district/Islands sar/Hong Kong: Fan Lau Sai Wan.
en bay island/Tai A Chau in district/Islands sar/Hong Kong.
Related terms
en Sai Wan Ho
en Sai Wan Shan, en Sai Wan Hill
en Siu Sai Wan
Further reading
Sai Wan