Sai Ying Pun

English

Alternative forms
  • Sei Ying Poon, Sei-ying-poon, Sai Ying Poon, Sy-ing-poon

Etymology

From Cantonese 西營盤／西营盘 (sai1 jing4 pun4, literally “West Camp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saɪ jɪŋ puːn/

Proper noun

Sai Ying Pun

  1. An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
    • 2020 July 13, Ramzy, Austin; Elaine Yu; Tiffany May, “Hong Kong Voters Defy Beijing, Endorsing Protest Leaders in Primary”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-14‎:
      Sage Ip, a 29-year-old flight attendant who cast her ballot on Sunday in the Sai Ying Pun district, said she voted in the primary because she was worried that she would never get a chance to do so again. “Voting is something that is still within our capacity. We can’t express ourselves at protests anymore.”

Synonyms
  • (area in Hong Kong): SYP

Translations

Further reading
  • Alfred Y.K. Lau (1995), “The Origin of Sai Ying Pun: A Pirate's Fortification or a British Military Encampment?”, in Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎, pages 59-73
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