Kowloon

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 九龍／九龙 (gau2 lung4), literally “nine dragons”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʊˈluːn/

Proper noun

Kowloon

An urban area of Hong Kong.

Translations

area of Hong Kong

Chinese:
Cantonese: 九龍, 九龙 (gau² lung⁴)

Hakka: 九龍, 九龙 (Kiú-liùng)

Mandarin: 九龍 (zh), 九龙 (zh) (Jiǔlǒng)

Min Nan: 九龍, 九龙 (Kiú-liông)

Japanese: 九龍 (きゅうりゅう, Kyūryū), カオルーン (Kaorūn), クーロン (ja) (Kūron), ガウロン (Gauron), ジウロン (Jiuron)
Korean: 주룽 (Jurung)
Russian: Коулу́н m (Koulún), Цзюлу́н m (Czjulún)

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