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Peng Chau

Peng Chau proper noun: an island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Peng Chau

  1. An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • Far from the madding crowd of Hong Kong, though only 45 minutes away by ferry, is the island of Peng Chau, where you won't find peace and quiet either. But this weather-beaten little island (Peng Chau seems to get particularly pummeled by the later summer typhoons) offers an unhampered look at...1985 December 8, William Schwalbe, “45 MINUTES FROM HONG KONG”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section 10, page 19
    • After leaving Kowloon, my first stop was tiny Peng Chau Island, where I had arranged to catch a boat for the crossing to Lantau.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, Lifestyle
  2. A market town of Peng Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
  3. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Origin of Peng Chau

From Cantonese 坪洲 (ping⁴ zau¹).

Questions about Peng Chau

What does Peng Chau mean?
Peng Chau means an island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Peng Chau?
Peng Chau is a proper noun.

Words near Peng Chau in the dictionary

  1. penfriendship
  2. penfriendships
  3. penful
  4. penfuls
  5. peng
  6. Peng Chau
  7. peng ting
  8. peng tings
  9. Peng-pu
  10. Pengam
  11. pengat

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