Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ma on shan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: ma on shan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

name

A peak in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

name

A village of Sha Tin Rural Committee, Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Example Sentences

"The poster below, on a wall in the Ma On Shan district in northeastern Hong Kong, seems to liken front line protesters to the protagonists of a battle scene in a Renaissance oil painting."
"A High Court jury of four men and three women heard on Thursday that Tang Lung-fai, 56, admitted causing the death of Fok Sin-yee, 38, during a scuffle at their home in Mui Tsz Lam village, Ma On Shan, on or about April 14, 2022."
"The next morning we looked over to where we had been the day before: on Ma On Shan’s buttress-like spurs and its 702-metre summit. The saddle between the two highest points, for which Ma On Shan (Horse Saddle Mountain) is named, stood out."

Etymology

From Cantonese 馬鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹).

Word Breakdown

Root: 馬鞍山//

Frequently Paired Words

Ma'anshan

Synonyms

Ma On Shan Tsuen

Questions

What does ma on shan mean?: An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Where does ma on shan come from?: From Cantonese 馬鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹).

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