Meanings
- A town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, Dickson Fu left work early to watch the eclipse from a seaside promenade in the Sai Kung neighborhood.
2021 May 26, Nick Perry, “Earth’s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 26 May 2021Synonyms: Sai Kung Hui
- An area of Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Eight village houses and some temporary structures in Kai Hang Tun village in Sai Kung lost stable water supply on November 14, and the problem remained unresolved as of Wednesday, the Post learned.
2025 November 27, Jiang Chuqin, “Village in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung struggles without water for more than 10 days”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025, Hong Kong/Society1 more example
A number of villages have been given a new lease of life. In the former Hakka village of Sheung Yiu in Sai Kung, the biggest house has been turned into a museum. Originally from mainland China, many Hakkas moved to Hong Kong in the 17th century, where they established fishing and farming villages, mostly in the New Territories.
2011 January 18, Jonathan Spollen, “Hong Kong's Forgotten Villages”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2011 - A peninsula in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Reaching Taiwan would mean traversing Chinese territorial waters that surround Hong Kong. Hours after they embarked from the verdant Sai Kung Peninsula on the morning of Aug. 23, their speedboat was seized by China's Guangdong coast guard bureau about 50 miles southeast of their departure point.
2020 August 31, Shibani Mahtani, Nick Aspinwall, Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, “Hong Kong refugees captured at sea spent months plotting daring dash to freedom”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2020, Asia & Pacific - A district of Hong Kong.
On Monday, many commenters on social media blamed the whale’s death on sightseers who had flocked to the area over the past two weeks after the whale was discovered in waters off Sai Kung, a district known for its hiking trails and beaches.
2023 August 1, Kanis Leung, “Hong Kong official vows to mull legal changes after discovery of whale carcass sparked anger”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023, World News - A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Origin
- Cantonese西貢 /西贡
- EnglishSai Kung
From Cantonese 西貢 /西贡 (sai¹ gung³).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 西貢 /西贡, 西貢市 /西贡市
- 西貢 /西贡 (sai¹ gung³)town in Hong Kong
- 西貢市 /西贡市town in Hong Kong
- 西貢 /西贡 (sai¹ gung³)area in Hong Kong
- 西貢半島 /西贡半岛 (sai¹ gung³ bun³ dou²)peninsula in Hong Kong
- 西貢區 /西贡区 (sai¹ gung³ keoi¹)district of Hong Kong
- 西貢鄉事委員會 /西贡乡事委员会rural committee
Cite this entry
Sai Kung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Kung
“Sai Kung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Kung. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sai Kung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Kung.
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