Hang Hau

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 坑口 (haang¹ hau²).

Proper noun

Hang Hau

1. An area in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2019 September 2, Felix Tam, Marius Zaharia, Donny Kwok, Tom Westbrook, Thomas Peter, “Hong Kong neighborhoods echo with late night cries for freedom”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 02 September 2019‎^[2]:

     “It’s very touching,” said Alice Lo, a 24-year-old web designer who lives with her mother in the Hang Hau neighborhood.

2. A village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
3. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坑口 (haang¹ hau²)

village in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坑口村 (haang¹ hau² cyun¹)

rural committee

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坑口鄉事委員會／坑口乡事委员会 (haang¹ hau² hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui^6-2)

Further reading

• Hang Hau at Google Ngram Viewer