Meanings
- A village in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
Residents of the coastal villages of Shek O and Big Wave Bay were cut off from the city for the second time in a week, after Thursday morning’s rainfall washed away emergency repair works along the only road providing access to the area.
2023 September 14, Mercedes Hutton, “Heavy rainfall halts schools in Hong Kong, as Shek O Road closed again after emergency repair works washed away”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2024, Hong Kong2 more examples
The red flag flies often at Big Wave Bay (on the south side of Hong Kong Island) because of the rough surf.[…] Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong's most accessible surfing beach, lives up to its name and is frequently closed for swimming as a result.[…] Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect.
2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, TravelThe most popular section of the 31-mile Hong Kong Trail, Dragon’s Back is in Shek O Country Park, located on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. Its seven miles includes the undulating ridge — the dragon’s back — between Shek O Peak and Wan Cham Shan. The ridge overlooks the South China Sea and the hike ends at the quaint enclave of Tai Long Wan, “Big Wave Bay,” which is popular with both surfers and swimmers.
2016 July 7, Dina Mishev, “Hong Kong’s urban jungle is real, not a metaphor for concrete and steel”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2016, Travel - A bay of Hong Kong Island in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
Three women were rescued at Hong Kong’s Big Wave Bay on Sunday after one sustained injuries when she fell into the sea while exploring the rocky coast, while her two companions were left stranded on a cliff edge.
2025 May 25, Oscar Liu, “Hong Kong helicopter rescues 3 women after Big Wave Bay coastal hike turns perilous”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2025, Hong Kong / Society
Origin
- Cantonese大浪灣 /大浪湾
- EnglishBig Wave Bay
Calque of Cantonese 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (daai⁶ long⁶ waan¹). Doublet of Tai Long Wan.
More words from Cantonese
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Chinese Cantonese 大浪灣 /大浪湾, 大浪灣 /大浪湾
- 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (daai⁶ long⁶ waan¹)area in Hong Kong
- 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (daai⁶ long⁶ waan¹)bay in Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 大浪灣 /大浪湾, 大浪灣 /大浪湾
- 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (Dàlàngwān)area in Hong Kong
- 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (Dàlàngwān)bay in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Big Wave Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Wave%20Bay
“Big Wave Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Wave%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Wave Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Wave%20Bay.
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