San Tin

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 新田 (san¹ tin⁴).

Proper noun

San Tin

1. An area in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2015 November 30, Jeffie Lam, “Proposed Hong Kong border shopping centre meant to lure mainland China visitors delayed again”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-01-29, Hong Kong economy‎^[2]:

     A labour shortage and construction problems were blamed for the delayed debut of the mall in San Tin in the New Territories, import and export sector lawmaker Wong Ting-kwong said on Monday.

2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 新田 (san¹ tin⁴)

rural committee

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 新田鄉鄉事委員會／新田乡乡事委员会

See also

• Xintian

Further reading

• San Tin at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.