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Mui Wo

Mui Wo proper noun: a town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Mui Wo

  1. A town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • At the top of the fourth ridge the whole of Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) opened up with its arc of white sand and wooden sampans bobbing near the shore.1988 April 16, David Yeadon, “HONG KONG MEMORIES IN A MIST THE SERENE PLEASURES OF THE OUT ISLANDS”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2024
    • However, the Mongol armies continued to fight their way southwards and towards the end of 1276 the imperial entourage was forced to travel by boat to Guangdong to seek refuge and make a new base. The following year Di Zheng established his travelling court at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) on Lantau...1991, Sally Rodwell, “Conquest by the Chinese: From the Han to the Qing Dynasty”, in Historic Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide, Hong Kong: Odyssey Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 26
  2. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Examples of Mui Wo in a sentence

  • The following year Di Zheng established his travelling court at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) on Lantau, moving two months later to Guan-fu Chang in the area of the present Kowloon City.1991, Sally Rodwell, “Conquest by the Chinese: From the Han to the Qing Dynasty”, in Historic Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide, Hong Kong...
  • To reach Mui Wo, a small town on Lantau Island, you take a ferry from central Hong Kong, and after a 30-minute ride arrive at a small square with a car park and bus stops blackened by fumes.2019 November 22, Ilaria Maria Sala, “After the Protests: How Will Hong Kong Vote?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Origin of Mui Wo

From Cantonese 梅窩 /梅窝 (mui⁴ wo¹).

Questions about Mui Wo

What does Mui Wo mean?
Mui Wo means a town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
How do you use Mui Wo in a sentence?
The following year Di Zheng established his travelling court at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) on Lantau, moving two months later to Guan-fu Chang in the area of the present Kowloon City.
What part of speech is Mui Wo?
Mui Wo is a proper noun.

Words near Mui Wo in the dictionary

  1. muhurtas
  2. Muhyi'd-Din
  3. mui
  4. mui choy
  5. mui tsai
  6. Mui Wo
  7. muid
  8. Muiderberg
  9. muids
  10. Muifa
  11. Muileach

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