Peng Chau

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 坪洲 (ping⁴ zau¹).

Proper noun

Peng Chau

1. An island in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 1985 December 8, William Schwalbe, “45 MINUTES FROM HONG KONG”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section 10, page 19‎^[2]:

     Far from the madding crowd of Hong Kong, though only 45 minutes away by ferry, is the island of Peng Chau, where you won't find peace and quiet either. But this weather-beaten little island (Peng Chau seems to get particularly pummeled by the later summer typhoons) offers an unhampered look at traditional Chinese sea-village life.

   • 1988 April 16, David Yeadon, “HONG KONG MEMORIES IN A MIST THE SERENE PLEASURES OF THE OUT ISLANDS”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on February 18, 2024, Lifestyle:

     After leaving Kowloon, my first stop was tiny Peng Chau Island, where I had arranged to catch a boat for the crossing to Lantau.

2. A market town of Peng Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
3. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Translations

island

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坪洲 (ping⁴ zau¹)

market town

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坪洲 (ping⁴ zau¹), 坪洲墟 (ping⁴ zau¹ heoi¹)

rural committee

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 坪洲鄉事委員會／坪洲乡事委员会 (ping⁴ zau¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui^6-2)

See also

• Ping Chau

Further reading

• Peng Chau at Google Ngram Viewer