Ma Wan

proper noun

An island of Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mah-wan · alternative Mawan

  1. An island of Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

    Ma Wan, an island between Lantau and Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, is best known today for the Park Island residential development.

    2022 March 21, Stuart Heaver, “The little island that could have been Hong Kong, but for a British naval officer’s bad weather day 230 years ago”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2022, Travel & Leisure
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    The developers, a group of Hong Kong construction professionals, said work would start on the park, on Ma Wan island, in late 2001, and will be completed in 2003.

    2000 November 26, “BUSINESS: DIARY; Ski Hong Kong (You Read It Right)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2010

    In the post, Tam said that it had been more difficult to serve the residents of Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan, even though he received help from other district councillors and his team.[…] Correction 23.8.2021: A previous version of this article stated that Roy Tam resigned from the Ma Wan District Council. He resigned from the Ma Wan constituency of the Tsuen Wan District Council.

    2021 April 21, Candice Chau, “Another democrat quits Hong Kong district council seat over new gov’t allegiance oath”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2021, Hong Kong
  2. A village in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

    When I went there I couldn't find the main road to the village. Afterwards, I just asked some people to direct me to the village and lucky I find some people who can give me the right direction. The first person was really helpful and he gave me plenty of information about Ma Wan.

    2019 April 30, Albert Wilson, Big Al Travel Companion: A Companion for You Getting the Best Values in Your Discovery into Festival, Culture, Food and Many Others, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=9lyWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT281
  3. A rural committee in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Origin

  1. Cantonese馬灣
  2. EnglishMa Wan

From Cantonese 馬灣 (maa⁵ waan¹).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 馬灣 /马湾, 馬灣鄉事委員會 /马湾乡事委员会
  • 馬灣 /马湾 (maa⁵ waan¹)island
  • 馬灣鄉事委員會 /马湾乡事委员会rural committee
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APA

Ma Wan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Wan

MLA

“Ma Wan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Wan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ma Wan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Wan.

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