The name Choi-wan (彩雲;
Jyutping
The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
The name ''Jyutping'' (itself the Jyutping ro ...
: ''coi
2 wan
4'',
͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ wɐn²¹ has been used to name four
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...
s in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Hong Kong, and means "colourful cloud" in
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
. It also refers to
Choi Wan Estate, a public estate in Hong Kong.
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Typhoon Choi-wan (2003) (T0315, 16W, Roskas) – paralleled the coast of Japan.
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Typhoon Choi-wan (2009) (T0914, 15W) – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon.
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Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2015) (T1523, 23W) – a very large storm that churned in the open ocean.
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Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2021)
Tropical Storm Choi-wan, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Dante, was a tropical storm which caused moderate flooding and damage in the Philippines and also affected Taiwan in late May and early June 2021. The third named storm of the 2 ...
(T2103, 04W, Dante) - crossed the Philippines and later affected Taiwan.
References
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Pacific typhoon set index articles