The generic forms of Hong Kong place names are mainly Cantonese, Hakka and British English, although other languages also contribute to Hong Kong place names.
Majority of generic forms are suffix such as Chung in Kwai Chung. Some indicators of ordering and direction could be as prefix, like Tai Pai (大白, lit. first white), Yi Pai (二白, second white). Some more ancient name from Yuet peoples might be of prefix.
It is common that Cantonese place names change Chinese characters of similar pronunciation because of misinterpretation by mandarins or visitors from foreign villages and cities, illiteracy of local villages, seeking of good fortune and replace of disgusting meanings.
Am,Ngam (岩) - rock, rock face, cragAu (坳 or 凹) - mountain passChai/Tsai (仔) - small/minor, word suffix indicating a diminutive.Chai (寨) - defensed villageChau (洲) - islet, islandChe (輋) - place near hill/mountainChung (涌) - estuarial lagoon at mouth or confluence of stream, streamHa (下) - lowerHau (口) - openingHeung (鄉) - village, rural areaHo (河) - riverHoi (海) - seaHui (墟) - market, locality within a townHom (磡) - pillar, mill-stoneKai (街) - streetKan (澗) - streamKap (甲) - something that sticks out, bulge, appendage.Kau (滘) - basinKiu (橋) - bridgeKo Tan (高灘) - elevated plainKok (角) - point (of land), horn, angleKuk (谷) - valleyLam (林) - wood or forestLeng/Ling (嶺) - hill-top, ridgeLong ( )- narrow elongated valley between hillsLo Wai (老圍) - old walled villageMei (尾) - tail (of a place)Mun (門) - door/gate, opening, channelO (澳) - cove, small bay or harbourPai (排) - slab (of rock), (rocky) reef.Pik (壁) - cliffPing (坪) - plainPo (埗) - pierPo (埔) - plain (?)Pun (盤) - basinSan Tsuen (新村) - new villageSha (沙) - sand, sandy beach, sandy cay or shoalShan (山) - hill, mountain, mountainous island/isletShek (石) - rockSheung (上) - upperShing (城) - walled cityShui (水) - water, streamTam (潭) - poolTan (灘) - beach or shallow bandTau (頭) - head (of a place)Tei (地) - land, placeTin (田) - field (flooded or dry)To (島) - islandTo (肚) - valleyTong (塘) - pond, plainTong (堂) - hallTun (墩) - small (usually rounded) hillTung (洞) - cave (and ?)Tung (峒)Tsim (尖) - sharp, sharp peakTsui (嘴) - pointed headlandTsuen (村) - villageTuk (篤) - the very end (of a place)Wai (圍) - walled villageWan (灣) - bayWan (環) - districtWo (窩) - basin, hollow, coombeYiu (窰) - kiln(Commonly Chinese translation in bracket)
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