堅尼地城
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Chinese[edit]
city walls; city; town | |||
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trad. (堅尼地城) | 堅尼地 | 城 | |
simp. (坚尼地城) | 坚尼地 | 城 | |
alternative forms | 堅彌地城/坚弥地城 |
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of English Kennedy Town, which was named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th governor of British Hong Kong.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
堅尼地城
- Kennedy Town (an area in Hong Kong)
Usage notes[edit]
The older alternative form 堅彌地城 is still used in several road names (e.g. 堅彌地城海旁 and 堅彌地城新海旁).