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Siu Sai Wan

Siu Sai Wan proper noun: a residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Siu Sai Wan

  1. A residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
    • In the Chai Wan district, at the far eastern end of Hong Kong island, Lee was immersed not in the weighty issues of democracy and civil liberties, but the more mundane matters of everyday life here -- the need for a new bus stop and whether residents of the Siu Sai Wan housing estate could get an...1997 September 13, Keith B. Richburg, “HONG KONG'S DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024
    • Jump on minibus 624A, or into a taxi, for the short hop to Island Resort in Siu Sai Wan.2007, “Sai Wan War Cemetery”, in The Leisurely Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong, FormAsia Books Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92

Examples of Siu Sai Wan in a sentence

  • Employers living in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island’s northeast side pay the lowest salaries in the city to domestic helpers, a survey has found.2017 September 16, Raquel Carvalho, “Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island labelled worst paying area for domestic helpers amid campaign for wage...
  • It did not help when she learned that someone living in a building near her own, in Siu Sai Wan, had been infected by the virus.2020 February 18, Isabella Kwai, “How a Pharmacy Handles Mask Hoarders and Coronavirus Fears”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Origin of Siu Sai Wan

From Cantonese 小西灣 /小西湾 (siu² sai¹ waan¹).

Questions about Siu Sai Wan

What does Siu Sai Wan mean?
Siu Sai Wan means a residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
How do you use Siu Sai Wan in a sentence?
Employers living in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island’s northeast side pay the lowest salaries in the city to domestic helpers, a survey has found.
What part of speech is Siu Sai Wan?
Siu Sai Wan is a proper noun.

Words near Siu Sai Wan in the dictionary

  1. siu dai
  2. siu haau
  3. siu laap
  4. siu mai
  5. siu mei
  6. Siu Sai Wan
  7. siu yook
  8. siue
  9. siues
  10. siumai
  11. Siunik

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