"Hung Hom" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /hoʊŋ hɒm/ Forms: Hunghom [alternative]
Etymology: From Cantonese 紅磡 /红磡 (hung⁴ ham³). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|紅磡}} Cantonese 紅磡 /红磡 (hung⁴ ham³) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Hung Hom
  1. An area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Hung_Hom-en-name-C13dKIQG Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 29 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 47 26 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 26 26
  2. 2025 April 25, Edith Lin, “Hong Kong eyes turning Hung Hom waterfront into yacht bay for rich tourists”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025, Hong Kong / Society:
    Sense id: en-Hung_Hom-en-name-dktB9jY5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 30 32
  3. 2025 April 25, Edith Lin, “Hong Kong eyes turning Hung Hom waterfront into yacht bay for rich tourists”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025, Hong Kong / Society:
    Sense id: en-Hung_Hom-en-name-OxRuGjCA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area in Hong Kong): 紅磡 /红磡 (english: hung⁴ ham³) (Chinese Cantonese), 紅磡 /红磡 (Hóngkàn) (Chinese Mandarin)
Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 38 30 32
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