Yau Ma Tei
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Hong Kong/jaʊ mɑː teɪ/
Yau Ma Tei proper noun: an area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Proper noun
Yau Ma Tei
- An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- The contract has been let for the construction of a breakwater to provide a harbor of refuge for Hongkong’s shipping. This breakwater will extend 3 300 feet from a point near the Asiatic Petroleum Co.’s tanks at Tai-Kok-Tsui to a point opposite the Yau-ma-tei police station with an opening at one...[1910 November, “Hongkong's Typhoon Shelter”, in The Far Eastern Review, volume VII, number 6, →OCLC, page 216, column 1
- For Sheung Wan and Wanchai census districts on Hong Kong Island (Fig. 3) gross densities of 963 and 846 per aere were recorded, while the densities of population for the Yau Ma Tei and Mongkok districts of Kowloon were 568 and 545 per acre.1971, D. J. Dwyer, “Introduction”, in D. J. Dwyer, editor, Asian Urbanization: A Hong Kong Casebook [亞洲都市化:概况香港個案研究], Hong Kong University Press, →OCLC, pages 2-3
- Synonyms:
- YMT
Examples of Yau Ma Tei in a sentence
- One woman was arrested in the Kowloon district of Yau Ma Tei on charges of assault and spreading pro-independence slogans, the police department said on its Facebook page.2020 September 6, “Hong Kong police arrest 289 at protests over election delay”, in The Washington Post, Associated Press, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday that the lockdown had been a success and added that more could be forthcoming; officials announced one in nearby Yau Ma Tei soon after.2021 January 26, Vivian Wang, Tiffany May, “Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality”, in The New York Times...
Synonyms of Yau Ma Tei
Forms of Yau Ma Tei
| alternative form | Yaumatei |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Yaumati |
| alternative form | Yau Ma Ti |
Origin of Yau Ma Tei
From Cantonese 油麻地 /油蔴地 (jau⁴ maa⁴ dei⁶⁻²).
Words formed from Yau Ma Tei
- Yau Tsim
- Yau Tsim Mong
Questions about Yau Ma Tei
- What does Yau Ma Tei mean?
- Yau Ma Tei means an area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- How do you use Yau Ma Tei in a sentence?
- One woman was arrested in the Kowloon district of Yau Ma Tei on charges of assault and spreading pro-independence slogans, the police department said on its Facebook page.
- What part of speech is Yau Ma Tei?
- Yau Ma Tei is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Yau Ma Tei?
- Yau Ma Tei is pronounced /jaʊ mɑː teɪ/ (Hong Kong).
Words near Yau Ma Tei in the dictionary
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