Tin Shui Wai

proper noun

An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

OriginCantonese 天水圍 /天水围 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

    These changes are strikingly visible in Tin Shui Wai, a suburb of high-rise housing a stone’s throw from the border with mainland China.

    2019 September 27, Max Fisher, “‘One Country, Two Nationalisms’: The Crisis Behind Hong Kong’s Turmoil”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2019, Asia Pacific
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    The sole commercial site is in the town of Tin Shui Wai, in the northwestern New Territories, where the government hopes to boost the economy. The suburban high-rise town has been dubbed the "City of Tears" in local media because of its high rate of social problems.

    2011 December 21, Joy Leung, Twinnie Siu, Alex Frew McMillan, “Hong Kong to build on land sales after meeting target”, in Chris Lewis, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2024, Markets

    Tin Shui Wai, also known as the “City of Sorrows”, is an area which gathers new immigrants from mainland China, low-income individuals, unemployed families living on welfare, and families living and coping with high stress.

    2012, Ko-Ling Chan, “Intimate Partner Violence in Hong Kong”, in Ko-Ling Chan, editor, Preventing Family Violence: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52

    A fire that broke out on Tuesday at a Tin Shui Wai construction site has raged on for more than 24 hours, as firefighters continued battling the blaze on Wednesday evening.

    2024 April 10, James Lee, “Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong construction site for more than 24 hours”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2024, Hong Kong

Origin

  1. Cantonese天水圍 /天水围
  2. EnglishTin Shui Wai

From Cantonese 天水圍 /天水围 (tin¹ seoi² wai⁴).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 天水圍 /天水围
  • 天水圍 /天水围 (tin¹ seoi² wai⁴)area in Hong Kong
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APA

Tin Shui Wai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tin%20Shui%20Wai

MLA

“Tin Shui Wai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tin%20Shui%20Wai. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tin Shui Wai,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tin%20Shui%20Wai.

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