Remembering Cantonese and Chinese names Flashcards
Temple in Shatin, dedicated to a Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) military commander
Che Kung Temple
The island, Hong Kong’s Airport is built on
Part of Tuen-Mun tunnel (longest 5 km)
Chek Lap Kok (赤𫚭角, Red-Perch-Cape)
Kok as in Mong Kok
Cheung Ka-Long
- Tokyo Olympic champion,
- Hong Kong’s first foil number 1 at the Belgrade Worldcup in 2022.
Nunnery at Diamont Hill
Chi Lin
Chinese politician, revolutionary, and military commander who was the leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party.
Chiang Kai-Shek
Festival of tomb sweeping,
104 days after winter solstice
Ching Ming
Festival on the 9th day of 9th lunar month, remembering the plague.
Chung Yeung Festival (重阳节, heavy-sun-festival) aka Double-Nine-Festival
Chinese communist leader who was the most powerful figure in China from the late 1970s until he died in 1997.
Deng Xiaoping
Location of Tin Hau temple in Joss House Bay, Sai Kung
Fat Tong Mun 佛堂門
Goddess of Mercy
Guan Yin
Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, or Quan Yin.
Former name of Wan Chai, meaning “Beneath the Sea”
Ha Wan
First settlement of the Hau Clan in NT
Ho Sheung Heung
Temple on Kau Sai Chau Island
Hung Shing Temple (洪聖, flood-greatest master)
The temple can be traced back to 1889, when it was built to worship Hung Shing, the God of the South Sea.
- Third of 24 solar terms,
- usually falls on march 5 - 7,
- where thunderstorms will wake up hibernated insects,
- traditionally prime time for Villain Hitting
Jingzhé (惊蛰, schock-hibernate)
First settlement of the Tang clan in NT
Kam Tin
Western entrance of Victoria harbour
Kap Shui Mun
Kap wie Kap, Shui wie Wasser, Mun wie Gate
Martial God
Kwan Tai (武帝, martial-emperor)
referred to as Kwan Tai/ Guandi (關帝, Emperor Kwan) or Kwan Kung/Guan Gong (關公, Duke Kwan)
Central’s popular expat hount
Lan Kwai Fong
Famous street for 2nd hand antiques
Lascar Row
First Hong Kong athlete to win gold medal
Lee Lai-Shan
Tomb discovered in 1955 from Eastern Han Dynasty in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po District
Lei Cheng Uk Han
Eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour on Kowloon side
Lei Yue Mun (鲤鱼门, fresh-fish-gate)
Billionaire, founder of Tsz Shan Monastery
Li Ka Shing
Street East and West in Central with a riot of stalls hawking inexpensive clothing
Li Yuen (利源, profit-source)
Famous road in Hong Kong for 2nd hand antiques
Lok Ku (樂古道, happy-ancient-street)
Lascar Row is the combined name of two streets between Hollywood Road and Queen’s Road Central in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Upper Lascar Row (摩羅上街) and Lok Ku Road (Historically Lower Lascar Row). The immediate area is notable for its antique stalls.
Tea from Xihu (West Lake), Zhejiang Province
Long Jing （龙井, Dragon-Well)
Marine Park located off-shore near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories
Lung Kwu Chau 龍鼓洲 (Dragon-Drum-Continent)
Think about the two islands as two DRUMS, a DRAGON is using to make this his CONTINENT. “Kwu” sounds similar to putonghua “Gu”
Heritage trail in Fanling, NT
Lung Yeuk Tau (龍躍頭, Dragon-Jumping-Head)
Lung Yeuk Tau is home to the Five Wais (walled villages) and Six Tsuens (villages) (五圍六村) of the Tang Clan.
God of Literature
Man Cheong Tai
Since the beginning of the imperial examinations in 581, scholars have been praying to the Man Cheong constellation for good progress in their studies and high rankings in their results.
Temple in Tai Po, first declared monument of Hong Kong
Man Mo
Garden at Diamond Hill, next to Chi Lin Nunnery
Nan Lian 南莲园池
City in Jiangsu Province, known for salted duck
Nanjing
aka Nanking
Number One Ladies World Snooker Champion from Hong Kong
Ng On Yee
Mountain range located on the north shore of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories
Pat Sin Leng (八仙嶺, eight-immortals-ridge)
Heritage trail in Tin Shui Wai, NT with 13 buildings
Ping Shan (屏山, screen-mountain)
Southermost island of Hong Kong
Po Toi ( 蒲台)
Basin dish from traditional Hakka cuisine
Pun Choi (盆菜, bowl-vegetable)
Tradition Chinese New Year food
First Emperor of China, Qin Dynasty (221-210 BC)
Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇
Professional boxer from Hong Kong
Rex Tso
He has won several regional titles at super-flyweight and has been ranked in the world top 10 by the WBO.
Butterfly watching location/garden in Hong Kong
Shing Mun (城门, city-gate)
Two areas are designated as Butterfly Paradise in Shing Mun Reservoir, housing over 20 kinds of nectar plants and food plants for butterflies and their larvae.
Style of compound of harmouniously blended houses built around a courtyard
Si He Yuan (四合院, four-combine-courtyard)
Hong Kong’s prime location for the Fire Dragon Dance
Tai Hang (大坑, big-pit)
Water Sports Centre next to main dam of Plover Cove Reservoir
Tai Mei Tuk (大美督, big-beautiful-observe)
Nature reserve on the eastern side of Tai Mo Shan Country Park
Tai Po Kau (大埔滘, big-flat land-..)
Oldest, largest and most famous of the five great clans of the New Territorries, settled in Kam Tin
Tang (鄧族)
The Tangs are one of the region’s oldest families and can trace their lineage back 30 generations in Hong Kong and 86 generations in China. In the New Territories, the clan stands about 25,000 strong.
Location of Hong Kong’s Wetland Park
Tin Shui Wai (天水圍, Field-Water-surrounded)
District, where new street names start with “Tong” and main roads with “Po”.
Tseung Kwan O (將軍澳, General-Army-Bay)
World longest road and rail suspension bridge, 2.2 km long
Tsing Ma (青马, bluegreen horse)
Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Tai Po with giant Goddess of Mercy
Tsz Shan ((慈山寺)
First Chief Executive Officer of HKSAR
Tung Chee Hwa
Easternmost island of Hong Kong
Tung Ping Chau (東平洲, East-flat-continent)
Name/location of Sik Sik Yuen Temple
Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙, yellow-big-immortal)
City in Jiangsu Province, known for spare ribs
Wuxi (无锡, nothing-granted)
Current general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012.
Xi Jingping
Lake in Jiangsu province, known for hairy crabs
Yang Cheng ( 阳澄湖, sun-transparent-lake)
Market town in Xiqing District, in the western suburbs of Tianjin, China, known for Chinese New Year woodprint Paintings
Yangliuqing (杨柳青, Poplar-Willow-bluegreen)
Festival of Hungry Ghost, 15th day of 7th lunar month
Yu Lan
To commemorate the opening of the gates of Hell and Heaven, permitting all ghosts to receive food and drink
Chinese general and statesman who briefly declared himself emperor of China in 1915. Reinstated monarchy in China 1916, Hongxian Dynasty.
Yuan Shikai
Location of Ping Shan Heritage Trail
Yuen Long
The city the famous dry-cured ham has been named after.
Jinhua 金华市 (Gold-prachtvoll-Stadt), Zhèjiāng Province. Jinhua ham is a type of dry-cured ham named after the city of Jinhua
Famous dish from Fujian Province, often served at lavish banquets.
Fo Tiao Qiang (佛跳牆, Buddha jumps over the Wall) is a variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
A town in Gansu province that is famous for its jade wine cups:
Jiuquan ( 酒泉 ). The name Jiuquan —”wine spring(s)” — derives from a legendary story of the young Han general Huo Qubing, who was said to have poured a vat of precious wine into a local creek to share its taste with his troops after a victory over the Xiongnu nomads.
A type of Chinese pottery made of celadon or greenware from Shaanxi province, which was at its height during the Northern Song dynasty.
Yaozhou (celadon pottery)
