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Borrowed from Cantonese 鯉魚門鲤鱼门 (lei5 jyu4 mun4).

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Lei Yue Mun

  1. A short channel in Hong Kong between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
    • 1889 November, Thomas W. Knox, “The Talking Handkerchief”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume LXXIX, number CCCCLXXIV, New York: Harper & Brothers, publishers, page 937:
      If all went well, she would be through the Ly-ee-moon pass by dalight, and at anchor in the harbor an hour later.
    • 2013 July 25, Alex Frew McMillan, “On Industrial Fringe of Hong Kong, a Loft Is Born”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-07-26, Great Homes & Destinations‎[2]:
      The couple installed oversize windows that make the most of the natural light and give them expansive views of a working harbor, a boat basin that serves as a typhoon shelter and the Lei Yue Mun Strait beyond.
    • 2014 February 19, Martin Williams, “Discover relics of war in Hong Kong”, in South China Morning Post[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 March 2014, 48 Hours‎[4]:
      When the British acquired the New Territories in 1898, they started work on batteries at Devil's Peak, overlooking the narrow Lei Yue Mun channel.
      The Ming dynasty (1368-1643) classified Lei Yue Mun as one of 16 major sea passages.
    • 2015 June 25, Vivienne Zeng, “Mainland man jumps off ship to commit suicide”, in Hong Kong Free Press[5], archived from the original on 23 March 2024, Community & Education, Hong Kong:
      A man from mainland China committed suicide by jumping off a cruise ship in Lei Yue Mun on Wednesday. Marine police and firemen found the 48-year-old’s body in waters about 200 metres off Quarry Bay Park, according to Ming Pao.

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