The name Choi-wan (彩雲; Jyutping: ''coi² wan⁴'', ͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ wɐn²¹ has been used to name four

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

s in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Hong Kong, and means "colourful cloud" in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

. It also refers to Choi Wan Estate, a public estate in Hong Kong. * Typhoon Choi-wan (2003) (T0315, 16W, Roskas) – paralleled the coast of Japan. *

Typhoon Choi-wan (2009) Typhoon Choi-wan was a powerful typhoon that became the first Category 5-equivalent super typhoon to form during the 2009 Pacific typhoon season. Forming on September 11, 2009, about to the east of Guam, the initial disturbance rapidly organize ...

(T0914, 15W) – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon. * Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2015) (T1523, 23W) – churned in the open ocean. *

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. The third named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, Choi ...

(T2103, 04W, Dante) - crossed the Philippines and later affected Taiwan.

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