Tai O
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English
Etymology
From Cantonese 大澳 (daai6 ou3).
Proper noun
Tai O
- A fishing town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- 1991 October 13, Simon Elegant, “Hong Kong's Other Islands”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 January 2024, Travel:
- A short ride down the hill by bus is the fishing village of Tai O, once the source of most of the colony's salt, now surrounded by abandoned salt pans through which white herons carefully pick their way. With its houses on stilts over the numerous narrow creeks running through the town, Tai O seems untouched by Hong Kong's frenzied commercialism.
- 2018 September 15, Jennifer Creery, “Residents of flood-prone Tai O brace for Super Typhoon Mangkhut as some choose to stay put”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 12 October 2024, Hong Kong:
- Villagers of flood-prone Tai O have begun preparations for what could be one of the strongest storms to hit Hong Kong since records began.
- A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Translations
fishing town
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