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鑽石山

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Chinese

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an auger; diamond; enter (a hole)
an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe
 
rock; stone; 10 pecks mountain; hill
trad. (鑽石山)
simp. (钻石山)
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Etymology

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Considering the area was known as a stone quarry for many years before urban development took place, it is possible that its English name Diamond Hill may be a mistranslation in the form of 鑽石 (“diamond”) + (“hill”) as 鑽石 might have meant "to drill for rocks".

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鑽石山

  1. Diamond Hill (an area in Wong Tai Sin district, Hong Kong)