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Hang Hau

Hang Hau proper noun: an area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Hang Hau

  1. An area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • The journey to Hang Hau took much longer than Paul had expected, and the longer he spent on the metro, the clearer it became to him what he had let himself in for, Hang Hau, of all places.2015, Jan-Philipp Sendker, translated by Christine Lo, Whispering Shadows, Polygon Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 187
    • “It’s very touching,” said Alice Lo, a 24-year-old web designer who lives with her mother in the Hang Hau neighborhood.2019 September 2, Felix Tam, Marius Zaharia, Donny Kwok, Tom Westbrook, Thomas Peter, “Hong Kong neighborhoods echo with late night cries for freedom”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters, archived...
  2. A village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
  3. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Origin of Hang Hau

From Cantonese 坑口 (haang¹ hau²).

Questions about Hang Hau

What does Hang Hau mean?
Hang Hau means an area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Hang Hau?
Hang Hau is a proper noun.

Words near Hang Hau in the dictionary

  1. hang fives
  2. hang glide
  3. hang glider
  4. hang gliders
  5. hang gliding
  6. Hang Hau
  7. hang heavy
  8. hang in
  9. hang in the balance
  10. hang it
  11. hang loose

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