Etymology

Cheung Sha Wan

Today it means: An area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 長沙灣 /长沙湾
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from長沙灣 /长沙湾
  2. English todayCheung Sha Wan

From Cantonese 長沙灣 /长沙湾 (coeng⁴ saa¹ waan¹⁻⁴).

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