Etymology

Chai Wan

Today it means: An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 柴灣 /柴湾
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from柴灣 /柴湾
  2. English todayChai Wan

From Cantonese 柴灣 /柴湾 (caai⁴ waan¹).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.