香港
/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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Tanım
•Hong Kong (a city and special administrative region in southeastern China) · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island (an island of Hong Kong, China) · (historical) Hong Kong (a former village on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China)
Etimoloji
The name 香港 first appeared on a map in 粵大記 [1595] as a label for an island that seems to be Ap Lei Chau. In the two Gazetteer of Xin'an County (新安縣志) published in 1688 and 1819, 香港 was the name of a village (as 香港村). The village was likely located in Wong Chuk Hang in the south of Hong Kong Island as indicated by 19th-century maps. 18th-century western maps appear to render the name of Hong Kong…