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Jyutping tin4 hoi2
Pinyin tián hǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. land reclamation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​海水​排​走​,​並且​用​沙泥​將空間​填到​高過​海面​,​以​增加​土地​嘅​工程
    to reclaim land (from the sea); land reclamation
    • 呢度填緊海,第時可能會起樓。
      呢度填紧海,第时可能会起楼。
      ni1 dou6 tin4 gan2 hoi2, dai6 si4 ho2 nang4 wui5 hei2 lau2.
      They are reclaiming land in this area, and will probably build some buildings in the future.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to fill up the ocean
  2. verb
    to reclaim land
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府填海造地,并修筑街道。
    政府填海造地,並修築街道。
    zing3 fu2 tin4 hoi2 zou6 dei6, bing6 sau1 zuk1 gaai1 dou6.
    • The government built roads on the reclaimed land.
  2. Cantonese
    填海
    填海
    tin4 hoi2
    • to reclaim land from the sea
  3. Cantonese
    填海位置系白海豚重要栖息海域,政府嘅所谓补偿措施只系「A货」,根本减轻唔到对生态嘅巨大损害。
    填海位置係白海豚重要棲息海域,政府嘅所謂補償措施只係「A貨」,根本減輕唔到對生態嘅巨大損害。
    • The land reclamation location is the main habitat of white dolphins, the so-called compensation procedures are fake, can not relief the huge ecology damage done.
  4. Cantonese
    香港第一次填海之后,而家嘅汇丰银行总行系海皮嚟。
    香港第一次填海之後,而家嘅匯豐銀行總行係海皮嚟。
    hoeng1 gong2 dai6 jat1 ci3 tin4 hoi2 zi1 hau6, ji4 gaa1 ge3 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 zung2 hong2 hai6 hoi2 pei4 lai4.
    • After the first reclamation in Hong Kong, the current HSBC headquarters area was at the seaside.
  5. Cantonese
    立法会促请政府尽快落实填海方案。
    立法會促請政府盡快落實填海方案。
    • The legislature urged the government to have the reclamation planning drafted as soon as possible.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在香港人口及商业用地需要下降、储备大幅下降及结构性财赤危机下,仍强推明日大屿交椅洲填海计划,担心万亿工程,倒钱落海,祸延几代。
    在香港人口及商業用地需要下降、儲備大幅下降及結構性財赤危機下,仍強推明日大嶼交椅洲填海計劃,擔心萬億工程,倒錢落海,禍延幾代。
    zài xiāng gǎng rén kǒu jí shāng yè yòng dì xū yào xià jiàng , chǔ bèi dà fú xià jiàng jí jié gòu xìng cái chì wēi jī xià , réng qiǎng tuī míng rì dà yǔ jiāo yǐ zhōu tián hǎi jì huà , dān xīn wàn yì gōng chéng , dǎo qián luò hǎi , huò yán jǐ dài .
    • [The Save Lantau Alliance] is concerned that if the government still carries out the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" plan under decreasing population, decreasing need of commercial land use, decrease in reserves and structural deficit, this project costing billions of dollars will be a complete waste of money and would adversely affect several generations.