Ngau Chi Wan
Ngau Chi Wan proper noun: an area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Proper noun
Ngau Chi Wan
- An area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Arising from a limited design competition, this winning scheme for residential accommodation at Ngau Chi Wan is located on a narrow strip of sloping land in Kowloon, Hong Kong.2008, “Residental”, in Matt Davies, editor, P & T Group: 140 Years of Architecture in Asia (The Master Architect Series), The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121
- With hindsight, the decision of Mildred and then her children to escape to Hong Kong was a no-brainer.[…]
They settled in a sordid shantytown known as Ngau Chi Wan, alongside thousands of other mainlanders.2017, Scott Tong, “Lost and Found: Grandmother's Voice on Cassette”, in A Village with My Name: A Family History of China's Opening to the World, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC...
Forms of Ngau Chi Wan
| alternative form | Ngauchiwan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ngau Shi Wan |
| alternative form | Ngaushiwan |
Origin of Ngau Chi Wan
From Cantonese 牛池灣 /牛池湾 (ngau⁴ ci⁴ waan¹).
Questions about Ngau Chi Wan
- What does Ngau Chi Wan mean?
- Ngau Chi Wan means an area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- What part of speech is Ngau Chi Wan?
- Ngau Chi Wan is a proper noun.
Words near Ngau Chi Wan in the dictionary
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