Meanings
- An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The poster below, on a wall in the Ma On Shan district in northeastern Hong Kong, seems to liken front line protesters to the protagonists of a battle scene in a Renaissance oil painting.
2019 October 11, Mike Ives, “At Hong Kong Protests, Art That Imitates Life”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2019, Asia Pacific1 more example
A High Court jury of four men and three women heard on Thursday that Tang Lung-fai, 56, admitted causing the death of Fok Sin-yee, 38, during a scuffle at their home in Mui Tsz Lam village, Ma On Shan, on or about April 14, 2022.
2026 March 5, Brian Wong, “Hong Kong man denies intent to kill girlfriend, says ‘she was an alien’”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2026, Hong Kong / Law and Crime - A peak in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The next morning we looked over to where we had been the day before: on Ma On Shan’s buttress-like spurs and its 702-metre summit. The saddle between the two highest points, for which Ma On Shan (Horse Saddle Mountain) is named, stood out.
1995, Edward Stokes, “Sai Kung Peninsula”, in Hong Kong's Wild Places: An Environmental Exploration, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 95, column 1 - A village of Sha Tin Rural Committee, Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Synonyms: Ma On Shan Tsuen
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA village of Sha Tin Rural Committee, Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Origin
- Cantonese馬鞍山
- EnglishMa On Shan
From Cantonese 馬鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹).
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Chinese Cantonese 馬鞍山 /马鞍山, 馬鞍山 /马鞍山
- 馬鞍山 /马鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹)area in Hong Kong
- 馬鞍山 /马鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹)peak in Hong Kong
- 馬鞍山村 /马鞍山村 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹ cyun¹)village in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Ma On Shan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20On%20Shan
“Ma On Shan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20On%20Shan. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ma On Shan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20On%20Shan.
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