Shek Tong Tsui

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 石塘咀 (sek⁶ tong⁴ zeoi²).

Proper noun

Shek Tong Tsui

1. An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
   • 1992, Brian Nicholson, chapter 16, in 1997: A Conspiracy to Destroy Hong Kong‎^[1], Saffron Walden, Essex: Bear Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 252:

     The man had arrived in a sampan while the cargo was being transferred from the barges which had been towed out to the Yorktown from the cargo handling basin at Shek Tong Tsui on the Island.

   • 2015 November 10, Kris Cheng, “Mysterious ‘fake’ district council election candidate emerges in Sai Wan”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 January 2024, Business, HKFP Buzz, Politics & Protest:

     Although the nomination period of the district council election ended in October, a banner for a new “candidate” has been spotted on the streets of Shek Tong Tsui in Sai Wan.

   • 2019 June 17, Vicki Williams, “7 of the best restaurants, cafes and hipster hang-outs to hit in Shek Tong Tsui”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 November 2024, Leisure:

     Nestled between Sai Ying Pun and Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui is home to busy restaurants, quirky cafes and hipster hang-outs serving all kinds of cuisines, including the best Singaporean and Malaysian food in town.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 石塘咀 (sek⁶ tong⁴ zeoi²)

See also

• Shektongtsui

Further reading

• Shek Tong Tsui at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.