Victoria Peak - Alternative Names

Alternative Names

Name Native Cantonese (Jyutping) Etymology
太平山頂 taai3 ping4 saan1 deng2 literally means "pacific mountain peak" or "mountain peak of great peace"
山頂 saan1 deng2 corresponds to the English name "The Peak"
扯旗山 ce2 kei4 saan1 literally means "flag-raising mountain"
爐峰 lou4 fung1 literally means "furnace peak"
維多利亞山 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 saan1 A phonetic transliteration of the English name "Victoria Peak"
柯士甸山 o1 si6 din1 saan1 A phonetic transliteration of the English name "Mount Austin"

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