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Tai Tam

大潭

Daaih tàahm

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàtán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Dahtarn
Wade–Giles	Ta⁴-tʻan²
IPA	[tâ.tʰǎn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Daaih tàahm
Jyutping	Daai6 taam4
IPA	[tàːi.tʰȁːm]

Tai Tam Tuk

大潭篤

Daaih tàahm dūk

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàtándǔ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Dahtarnduu
Wade–Giles	Ta⁴-tʻan²-tu³
IPA	[tâ.tʰǎn.tù]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Daaih tàahm dūk
Jyutping	Daai6 taam4 duk1
IPA	[tàːi.tʰȁːm.tók̚]

Map of Tai Tam (1845)

Tai Tam or Tytam is an area in Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a big pool in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley Peninsula, D'Aguilar Peak and Tai Tam Tuk ([tàːi tʰȁːm tók̚], lit. innermost of Tai Tam, also known as Tytam Took). The meaning of Tai Tam varies greatly between the early colonial days and the present day.