English
Lo Wu
Lo Wu comes from Cantonese 羅湖.
- Cantonesemodern羅湖lo⁴ wu⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1954Lo Wu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Cantonesemodern羅湖lo⁴ wu⁴
- Englishearliest quotation 1954Lo Wu
Earliest quotation: 1954, 'Boscawen', The Kowloon-Canton Railway of Today: “Any passengers travelling beyond Lo Wu must alight there…”
Every English word from Cantonese 羅湖
Today it means
name An area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, on the border with China proper.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 羅湖 / Lo Wu