Etymology

Wan Chai

Today it means: A district of Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from灣仔 /湾仔
  2. English todayWan Chai

From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²).

Words from the same roots

Cantonese灣仔 all →

Wanchai

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.