"Sheung Shui" meaning in All languages combined

See Sheung Shui on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

enPR: shyo͝ongʹ shwāʹ Etymology: From Cantonese 上水 (soeng⁶ seoi²). Etymology templates: {{sup|6}} ⁶, {{sup|2}} ², {{bor|en|yue|上水|tr=soeng⁶ seoi²}} Cantonese 上水 (soeng⁶ seoi²) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Sheung Shui
  1. An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Sheung_Shui-en-name-WnE3~k4B Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong, Towns, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 51
  2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong Translations (rural committee): 上水區鄉事委員會 /上水区乡事委员会 (alt: soeng⁶ seoi² keoi¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Sheung_Shui-en-name-W6-bmCYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'rural committee': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area in Hong Kong): 上水 (soeng⁶ seoi²) (Chinese Cantonese)
Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 50 50
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