Meanings
- A sign language used primarily in Hong Kong.
I am deeply indebted to the group of deaf informants who have participated in the dictionary project at various stages of its development, allowing me to tap their linguistic knowledge of Hong Kong Sign Language and rendering their service with wit as well as unfathomable wisdom.
2007, Gladys Tang, editor, Hong Kong Sign Language: A Trilingual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions, →ISBN, Acknowledgements, page [xiii]Synonyms: HKSL
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA sign language used primarily in Hong Kong.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 香港手語 /香港手语
- 香港手語 /香港手语 (hoeng¹ gong² sau² jyu⁵)sign language used in Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 香港手語 /香港手语
- 香港手語 /香港手语 (Xiānggǎng shǒuyǔ)sign language used in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Hong Kong Sign Language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hong%20Kong%20Sign%20Language
“Hong Kong Sign Language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hong%20Kong%20Sign%20Language. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hong Kong Sign Language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hong%20Kong%20Sign%20Language.
Source: Hong Kong Sign Language on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.