Etymology

Cheung Chau

Today it means: An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 長洲 /长洲
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from長洲 /长洲
  2. English todayCheung Chau

From Cantonese 長洲 /长洲 (coeng⁴ zau¹).

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