"Wan Chai" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /wɑːn t͡ʃaɪ/, /wæn t͡ʃaɪ/
Etymology: From Cantonese 灣仔/湾仔 (waan¹ zai²). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|灣仔}} Cantonese 灣仔/湾仔 (waan¹ zai²) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Wan Chai
  1. A district of Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong Synonyms (area in Hong Kong): Wanchai Translations (area in Hong Kong): 灣仔 (Chinese Cantonese), 湾仔 (waan¹ zai²) (Chinese Cantonese) Translations (district of Hong Kong): 灣仔區 (Chinese Cantonese), 湾仔区 (waan¹ zai² keoi¹) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Wan_Chai-en-name-2~W47RPK 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: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 60 40 Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 60 40 Disambiguation of 'district of Hong Kong': 63 37
  2. An area in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Wan_Chai-en-name-eVc2nOkT

Alternative forms

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