Ma Wan

English

Alternative forms

• Mah-wan, Mawan

Etymology

From Cantonese 馬灣 (maa⁵ waan¹).

Proper noun

Ma Wan

1. An island in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2000 November 26, “BUSINESS: DIARY; Ski Hong Kong (You Read It Right)”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 July 2010‎^[2]:

     The developers, a group of Hong Kong construction professionals, said work would start on the park, on Ma Wan island, in late 2001, and will be completed in 2003.

   • 2022 March 21, Stuart Heaver, “The little island that could have been Hong Kong, but for a British naval officer’s bad weather day 230 years ago”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on March 20, 2022, Travel & Leisure‎^[4]:

     Ma Wan, an island between Lantau and Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, is best known today for the Park Island residential development.

2. A village in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2019 April 30, Albert Wilson, Big Al Travel Companion: A Companion for You Getting the Best Values in Your Discovery into Festival, Culture, Food and Many Others, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

     When I went there I couldn't find the main road to the village. Afterwards, I just asked some people to direct me to the village and lucky I find some people who can give me the right direction. The first person was really helpful and he gave me plenty of information about Ma Wan.

3. A rural committee in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Translations

island

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 馬灣／马湾 (maa⁵ waan¹)

rural committee

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 馬灣鄉事委員會／马湾乡事委员会 (maa⁵ waan¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui^6-2)

Further reading

• Ma Wan at Google Ngram Viewer