English
Tai Po
Tai Po comes from Cantonese 大埔.
- Cantonesemodern大埔daai⁶ bou³
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Tai Po
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Cantonesemodern大埔daai⁶ bou³
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Tai Po
Earliest quotation: 1981, C. Fred Blake, Development of Sai Kung Society: 1842–1872: “Although there is very little information in either their…”
Every English word from Cantonese 大埔
Today it means
name An area and town in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 大埔 / Tai Po