Lei Yue Mun

English

Alternative forms

• Ly-ee-moon (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 鯉魚門／鲤鱼门 (lei⁵ jyu⁴ mun⁴).

Proper noun

Lei Yue Mun

1. A short channel in Hong Kong between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
   • 1889 November, Thomas W. Knox, “The Talking Handkerchief”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume LXXIX, number CCCCLXXIV, New York: Harper & Brothers, publishers, page 937:

     If all went well, she would be through the Ly-ee-moon pass by dalight, and at anchor in the harbor an hour later.

   • 2013 July 25, Alex Frew McMillan, “On Industrial Fringe of Hong Kong, a Loft Is Born”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-07-26, Great Homes & Destinations‎^[2]:

     The couple installed oversize windows that make the most of the natural light and give them expansive views of a working harbor, a boat basin that serves as a typhoon shelter and the Lei Yue Mun Strait beyond.

   • 2014 February 19, Martin Williams, “Discover relics of war in Hong Kong”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 March 2014, 48 Hours‎^[4]:

     When the British acquired the New Territories in 1898, they started work on batteries at Devil's Peak, overlooking the narrow Lei Yue Mun channel.
     The Ming dynasty (1368-1643) classified Lei Yue Mun as one of 16 major sea passages.

   • 2015 June 25, Vivienne Zeng, “Mainland man jumps off ship to commit suicide”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[5], archived from the original on 23 March 2024, Community & Education, Hong Kong:

     A man from mainland China committed suicide by jumping off a cruise ship in Lei Yue Mun on Wednesday. Marine police and firemen found the 48-year-old’s body in waters about 200 metres off Quarry Bay Park, according to Ming Pao.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鯉魚門／鲤鱼门 (lei⁵ jyu⁴ mun⁴)

  Mandarin: 鯉魚門／鲤鱼门 (Lǐyúmén)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Lei Yue Mun, Ly-ee-moon at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Lei Yue Mun Strait”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1710, column 3