Repulse Bay

For the bay in Greenland, see Repulse Harbour. For the hamlet in Nunavut formerly known as Repulse Bay, see Naujaat.

Repulse Bay
View of Repulse Bay from Tsz Lo Lan Shan Path (on Violet Hill)
Traditional Chinese淺水灣
Simplified Chinese浅水湾
Literal meaningShallow Water Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQián shuǐ wān
IPA[tɕʰjɛ̌n.ʂwèɪ.wán]
Hakka
RomanizationCien3 Sui3 Van1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChin Seui Waan
JyutpingCin2 Seoi2 Waan1
IPA[tsʰin˧˥.sɵɥ˧˥.wan˥]
Longevity Bridge of Kwun Yam Shrine, Repulse Bay
View of Middle Island, off Hong Kong Island (left) between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay (background, left). Viewed from the Ocean Park cable car ride.
Repulse Bay in the 1930s, viewed from Eucliffe, with the Repulse Bay Hotel in the background.

Repulse Bay or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world.[1][2]

  1. ^ Tomlinson, Peta. "Hong Kong's most expensive homes to rent: from The Peak to Repulse Bay, these are the city's most lavish luxury residences available for lease". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong's Crazy Rich and Mega Poor". Retrieved 13 June 2021.