lai6 waan1荔灣荔湾
Jyutpinglai6 waan1
Yalelaih wāan
Definition
Lai Chi Kok Bay; a reclaimed bay in Kowloon, Hong Kong, around Mei Foo and Lai Chi Kok Park.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical bay area that has since been reclaimed for the development of the MTR station and park. Locals often use this term when discussing the history of the area or the transformation of the coastline. It is rarely used to describe the current geography, as the bay itself no longer exists as a body of water.
Examples
You could go swimming at Lai Chi Kok Bay in the past.
Do you know what Lai Chi Kok Bay was like before?
Related words
Common phrases
Lai Chi Kok Bay reclamation
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
