English
Wan Chai
Wan Chai comes from Cantonese 灣仔.
- Cantonesemodern灣仔waan¹ zai²
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Wan Chai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern灣仔waan¹ zai²
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Wan Chai
Earliest quotation: 2019, Jennifer Creery, Dazed and confused: Hong Kong’s tourists at risk of drink sp: “Unbeknownst to him, as he was taken into custody,…”
Every English word from Cantonese 灣仔
Today it means
name A district of Hong Kong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 灣仔 / Wan Chai