Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Wan Chai (“area in Hong Kong”).
- historicalA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
I also had a Hong Kong address for him, in the Wanchai district.
2014 May, Ian Hamilton, The Water Rat of Wanchai: An Ava Lee Novel, New York: Picador, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 841 more example
In Hong Kong‘s Wanchai District, the turf of Suzy Wong, a sailor from a U.S. ship just back from patrol duty off Viet Nam dances with Helen of the Rainbow Bar.
1967 December 22, “Rest & Recuperation for U.S. Fighting Men”, in Time, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54, column 2
Origin
- Cantonese灣仔 /湾仔
- EnglishWanchai
From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²).
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Wanchai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wanchai
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