English
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O comes from Cantonese 將軍澳//.
- Cantonesemodern將軍澳//zoeng¹ gwan¹ ou³
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Tseung Kwan O
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Cantonesemodern將軍澳//zoeng¹ gwan¹ ou³
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Tseung Kwan O
Earliest quotation: 1899, Commander de Horsey, R.N.: “9. Port Shelter. Good anchorage for any size of…”
Every English word from Cantonese 將軍澳//
Today it means
name An area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 將軍澳// / Tseung Kwan O