Wanchai
Wanchai proper noun: a former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Also the alternative form of Wan Chai.
Proper noun
Wanchai
- A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- In Hong Kong‘s Wanchai District, the turf of Suzy Wong, a sailor from a U.S. ship just back from patrol duty off Viet Nam dances with Helen of the Rainbow Bar.1967 December 22, “Rest & Recuperation for U.S. Fighting Men”, in Time, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54, column 2
- I also had a Hong Kong address for him, in the Wanchai district.2014 May, Ian Hamilton, The Water Rat of Wanchai: An Ava Lee Novel, New York: Picador, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 84
Also used as
Wanchai is also the alternative form of Wan Chai.
Origin of Wanchai
From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²).
Questions about Wanchai
- What does Wanchai mean?
- Wanchai means a former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- What part of speech is Wanchai?
- Wanchai is a proper noun.
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