"Tung Chung" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Cantonese 東涌 (dung¹ cung¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|東涌}} Cantonese 東涌 (dung¹ cung¹) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Tung Chung
  1. An area and town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong, Towns in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Tung_Chung-en-name-1D1-jFYf 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 51
  2. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong Translations (rural committee): 東涌鄉事委員會 (Chinese Cantonese), 东涌乡事委员会 (alt: dung¹ cung¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Tung_Chung-en-name-P-Dn~SVI 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'rural committee': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (island): 東涌 (english: dung¹ cung¹) (Chinese Cantonese)
Disambiguation of 'island': 49 51
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