Deep Water Bay

English

Etymology

Possibly a calque of Cantonese 深水灣／深水湾 (sam¹ seoi² waan¹, literally “Deep Water Bay”).

Proper noun

Deep Water Bay

1. An area in Southern district, Hong Kong.
   • 2005 April 22, Alex Frew McMillan, “Hong Kong is hot again”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 November 2023, Real Estate‎^[2]:

     Most of those properties are in the city's most exclusive areas, on Victoria Peak or the neighborhoods on the south side of Hong Kong Island, like Deep Water Bay. In those secluded areas, leafy lanes give way to gardens, pools and high-end houses. Luxury apartments in the same locations shared similar price leaps.

2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Deep Water Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong.
   • 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-19, Travel‎^[4]:

     At Deep Water Bay the action starts at dawn every morning, all year long, when members of the Polar Bear Club go for a dip.

   • 2021 February 18, Clare Jim, “Hang Lung says property deal with U.S. consulate to proceed after China's approval”, in Lincoln Feast, editor, Reuters‎^[5], archived from the original on 11 June 2024, World:

     Hang Lung agreed in September to buy the property situated on a hill in the south of Hong Kong Island overlooking Deep Water Bay currently used as consulate staff accommodation. It plans to redevelop the site as luxurious detached homes, targeted for completion by 2024.

Synonyms

• Sham Shui Wan

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 深水灣／深水湾 (sam¹ seoi² waan¹)

bay in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 深水灣／深水湾 (sam¹ seoi² waan¹)