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Tai Long

Tai Long noun: a certain Tai people.

Noun

Tai Long pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A certain Tai people.

Proper noun (1)

Tai Long

  1. A certain Tai language.

Proper noun (2)

Tai Long

  1. A village of South Lantao Rural Committee in Chi Ma Wan, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • When the Country Parks were established some small areas, mostly around old villages, were excluded from them—and one such area is near Tai Long Village, just in from Tai Long Wan.1995, Edward Stokes, “Sai Kung Peninsula”, in Hong Kong's Wild Places: An Environmental Exploration, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 101, column 2
    • Yu Yuk-chun, 85, moved to Tai Long on Lantau Island some 40 years ago to live with her husband, an indigenous resident of the village.2014 March 17, Fanny W. Y. Fung, “Residents of remote Lantau village reveal their plight”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2014, Hong Kong
  2. A village of Sai Kung Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Synonyms of Tai Long

  • Tai Long Tsuen

Origin of Tai Long

From Cantonese 大浪 (daai⁶ long⁶).

Questions about Tai Long

What does Tai Long mean?
Tai Long means a certain Tai people.
What part of speech is Tai Long?
Tai Long can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Tai Long in the dictionary

  1. Tai Hu
  2. tai ji
  3. Tai Kok Tsui
  4. Tai Laing
  5. Tai Lake
  6. Tai Long
  7. Tai Long Wan
  8. Tai O
  9. Tai Ping
  10. Tai Ping Shan
  11. Tai Po

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