Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pak sha wan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: pak sha wan
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Name of various bays in Hong Kong:

name

Name of various bays in Hong Kong:

name

Name of various bays in Hong Kong:

Example Sentences

"Two men drowned in separate incidents while engaging in water sports in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung on Sunday. In the first incident, a 67-year-old man was part of a group of 28 people who took a boat trip from Pak Sha Wan. He was reported missing while swimming around the boat at a spot 250 metres (820 feet) off Tai Long Sai Wan and was later found unconscious on a nearby rocky beach."
"There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill."

Etymology

From Cantonese 白沙灣 /白沙湾.

Word Breakdown

Root: 白沙灣

Questions

What does pak sha wan mean?: Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
Where does pak sha wan come from?: From Cantonese 白沙灣 /白沙湾.

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