Meanings
Tai Long1
- pluralplural onlyA certain Tai people.
- A certain Tai language.
Tai Long2
- A village of South Lantao Rural Committee in Chi Ma Wan, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Yu Yuk-chun, 85, moved to Tai Long on Lantau Island some 40 years ago to live with her husband, an indigenous resident of the village.
2014 March 17, Fanny W. Y. Fung, “Residents of remote Lantau village reveal their plight”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2014, Hong Kong1 more example
When the Country Parks were established some small areas, mostly around old villages, were excluded from them—and one such area is near Tai Long Village, just in from Tai Long Wan.
1995, Edward Stokes, “Sai Kung Peninsula”, in Hong Kong's Wild Places: An Environmental Exploration, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 101, column 2 - A village of Sai Kung Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Cantonese大浪
- EnglishTai Long
From Cantonese 大浪 (daai⁶ long⁶).
More words from Cantonese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 大浪
- 大浪locations
Chinese Mandarin 大浪
- 大浪 (dàlàng)locations
Cite this entry
Tai Long. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Long
“Tai Long.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Long. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tai Long,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tai%20Long.
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