"Shek Pai Wan" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: sěkʹbīʹwänʹ Etymology: From Cantonese 石排灣 /石排湾 (sek⁶ paai⁴ waan¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|石排灣}} Cantonese 石排灣 /石排湾 (sek⁶ paai⁴ waan¹) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Shek Pai Wan
  1. An area of Aberdeen, Southern district, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Shek_Pai_Wan-en-name-dg0symut Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong
  2. A bay of Lamma, Islands district, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong Related terms: Seac Pai Van
    Sense id: en-Shek_Pai_Wan-en-name-GU2bdHCp Categories (other): Bays, 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: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area in Aberdeen, Hong Kong): 石排灣 /石排湾 (sek⁶ paai⁴ waan¹) (Chinese Cantonese) Translations (bay of Lamma, Hong Kong): 石排灣 /石排湾 (sek⁶ paai⁴ waan¹) (Chinese Cantonese)
Disambiguation of 'area in Aberdeen, Hong Kong': 53 47 Disambiguation of 'bay of Lamma, Hong Kong': 46 54
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