Sheung Wan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
  2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

/ʃɜːŋ wɑːn/ /ʃɜːŋ wæn/

Word forms

Sheung Wan

Etymology

From Cantonese 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴), when the initial of the first syllable was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 上環 /上环
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