Etymology

Kau Shi Wai

Today it means: Former name of Fung Mei Wai: a village in Fung Yuen, Tai Po district, Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 狗屎圍 /狗屎围
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from狗屎圍 /狗屎围
  2. English todayKau Shi Wai

From Cantonese 狗屎圍 /狗屎围 (literally “dog shit grounds”).

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