English
Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun comes from Cantonese 鯉魚門.
- Cantonesemodern鯉魚門lei⁵ jyu⁴ mun⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1889Lei Yue Mun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern鯉魚門lei⁵ jyu⁴ mun⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1889Lei Yue Mun
Earliest quotation: 1889, Thomas W. Knox, The Talking Handkerchief: “If all went well, she would be through the…”
Every English word from Cantonese 鯉魚門
Today it means
name A short channel in Hong Kong between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 鯉魚門 / Lei Yue Mun