Tai Tam
| Tai Tam | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 大潭 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Daaih tàahm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tai Tam Tuk | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 大潭篤 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Daaih tàahm dūk | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.