English
Siu Sai Wan
Siu Sai Wan comes from Cantonese 小西灣.
- Cantonesemodern小西灣siu² sai¹ waan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1997Siu Sai Wan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern小西灣siu² sai¹ waan¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1997Siu Sai Wan
Earliest quotation: 1997, Keith B. Richburg, HONG KONG'S DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL: “In the Chai Wan district, at the far eastern…”
Every English word from Cantonese 小西灣
Today it means
name A residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 小西灣 / Siu Sai Wan