sai wanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Cantonese 西環／西环 (sai¹ waan⁴).

固有名詞

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:

     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.

語源 2

From Cantonese 西灣／西湾 (字義どおりに “West Bay”).

別の表記

• (廃れた用法) Saywan

固有名詞

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.

関連する語

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

Further reading

• Sai Wan at Google Ngram Viewer