Tai Kok Tsui

English

Alternative forms

• Taikoktsui

Etymology

From Cantonese 大角咀 (daai⁶ gok³ zeoi²).

Proper noun

Tai Kok Tsui

1. An area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
   • 2011 September 15, Joy Leung, Alison Leung, “SHK Properties annual core profit up 55 pct”, in Chris Lewis, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 January 2024, Markets:

     Analysts said Sun Hung Kai had pre-sold several projects since the beginning of the year, including One Regent Place in Yuen Long, Avignon in Tuen Mun and Imperial Cullinan in Tai Kok Tsui, which would contribute substantially to the earnings in 2011/12.

   • 2018 September 16, Kris Cheng, “Video: Construction elevator shaft falls from building as typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 October 2024, Hong Kong:

     A construction elevator shaft on top of a housing development project in Tai Kok Tsui fell onto the roof of a nearby building during typhoon Mangkhut on Sunday.

   • 2022 May 2, Vivian Wang, Joy Dong, “In Epicurean Hong Kong, a Humble $4 Lunchbox Is Now All the Rage”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-05-02, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     Every day, dozens of people post photos of their lunchbox, along with notes: The pork chops at a shop in the Prince Edward neighborhood were cold today, or the staff at this one in Tai Kok Tsui are especially friendly.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大角咀 (daai⁶ gok³ zeoi²)

Further reading

• Tai Kok Tsui, Taikoktsui at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.