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Ta Kwu Ling

Ta Kwu Ling proper noun: an area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Ta Kwu Ling

  1. An area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • The incident took place at the village of Ta Kwu Ling, and was not reported until late tonight.1967 August 11, “Red Chinese Open Fire on British Troops”, in Dixon Evening Telegraph, volume 117, number 189, →OCLC, page 1, column 2
    • In Ta Kwu Ling, the residents no longer let their children play in the stream that runs through their village, let alone drink from it.2013 June 29, Ada Lee, “Ta Kwu Ling villagers blame landfill for 'polluted' stream”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2024, Hong Kong
  2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Origin of Ta Kwu Ling

From Cantonese 打鼓嶺 /打鼓岭 (daa² gu² leng⁵).

Questions about Ta Kwu Ling

What does Ta Kwu Ling mean?
Ta Kwu Ling means an area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Ta Kwu Ling?
Ta Kwu Ling is a proper noun.

Words near Ta Kwu Ling in the dictionary

  1. t4ts
  2. T9
  3. t9n
  4. ta
  5. ta everso
  6. Ta Kwu Ling
  7. ta muchly
  8. Ta Netjer
  9. ta ta
  10. ta ta for now
  11. ta tah

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