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Meaning of Yau Ma Ti | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The assassin collapsed on the staircase as Bourne whipped out the cords and secured the killer to the steps and the railing, at the last yanking down the pillowcase, covering the impostor’s mouth and tying the cloth tighter. The nocturnal sounds of Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Ti and the nearby Mongkok would easily cover whatever cries Allcott-Price might manage - if he awoke before Jason awakened him, which was doubtful.”
“Get up early and work your way back up to Shanghai Street and Reclamation Road in the Yau Ma Ti District. This area is the scene of lively produce markets and wholesale fruit markets in the morning.”
“His knowledge of both Hong Kong and the Mainland made a deep impression on me during the hour we spent over lunch. Huang had learned Cantonese from his wife, who studied Chinese medicine in Guangzhou during the 1940s, and now owned a Chinese herbal medicine shop in the Yau Ma Ti district.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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