Etymograph

English

Wong Chuk Hang

Wong Chuk Hang comes from Cantonese 黃竹坑.

  1. Cantonesemodern黃竹坑wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1954Wong Chuk Hang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Cantonesemodern黃竹坑wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1954Wong Chuk Hang

Earliest quotation: 1954, Sequel To Raid On Aberdeen Fishing Junk: “Mr Blair-Kerr went on to say that the place…”

Today it means

name An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Cantonese 黃竹坑 / Wong Chuk Hang