Sai Wan

English

Etymology 1

From Cantonese 西環／西环 (sai¹ waan⁴).

Proper noun

Sai Wan

1. An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
   • 2017 June 30, Austin Ramzy, Alan Wong, “Young People Have Their Say About the Future of Hong Kong”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-06-30, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     A young couple at the waterfront area known as Instagram Pier in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Sai Wan. Only about 3 percent of Hong Kongers between the ages of 18 and 29 describe themselves broadly as Chinese, according to a recent survey.

   • 2019 March 18, Andrew Genung, “It’s the Year of the Pig. Is it also the year fake pork takes off in China?”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on March 19, 2019, Food‎^[4]:

     Mock pork is not new to Hong Kong. Alongside fake abalone, chicken and goose at the Po Lin Yuen Vegetarian Food restaurant in the Sai Wan area, co-owner Selina Yeung (no relation to David) sells imitation char siu, and a chopped version labeled in English as “BBQ Veg. Pork.”

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 西環／西环 (sai¹ waan⁴)

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 西灣／西湾 (literally “West Bay”).

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Saywan

Proper noun

Sai Wan

1. (obsolete) An area in Eastern district, Hong Kong: Chai Wan.
   • 2022 September 15, Philip Cracknell, The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:

     There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill.

2. Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
   1. A bay of Cheung Chau in Islands district, Hong Kong.
   2. A bay in Sai Kung district, Hong Kong: Tai Long Sai Wan.
   3. A bay of Lantau Island in Islands district, Hong Kong: Fan Lau Sai Wan.
   4. A bay of Tai A Chau in Islands district, Hong Kong.

Related terms

• Sai Wan Ho
• Sai Wan Shan, Sai Wan Hill
• Siu Sai Wan

Further reading

• Sai Wan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.