Typhoon Choi-wan

The name Choi-wan (彩雲; Jyutping: coi² wan⁴, [t͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ wɐn²¹]) has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Hong Kong, and means "colourful cloud" in Cantonese.[1] It is also the name of a public housing estate in Hong Kong.[2]

Typhoon Choi-wan (2003) (T0315, 16W, Roskas) – parallelled the Japanese coast.
Typhoon Choi-wan (2009) (T0914, 15W) – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon.
Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2015) (T1523, 23W) – never reached typhoon strength by the JMA.

"List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea". Typhoon Committee. JMA. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
"Meaning of Tropical Cyclone Names". Hong Kong Observatory. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

Preceded by Surigae	Pacific typhoon season names Choi-wan	Succeeded by Koguma

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[1] "List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea". Typhoon Committee. JMA. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-09.

[2] "Meaning of Tropical Cyclone Names". Hong Kong Observatory. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.