Meanings
- An area of Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Soon the link to the Indian prison camp at Ma Tau Chung was exposed, then the drivers to the other camps were hauled in for questioning.
1994 October 29, “Death of a spy ring”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024, Latest2 more examples
At last Ti Cheng and Ti Ping and their soldiers and ministers reached Mirs Bay, just east of Hong Kong. From there they moved to Lantao and a little later to Ma Tau Chung in Kowloon. At Ma Tau Chung a palace was built for the young Emperor Ti Cheng. On a nearby hill the Emperor and his brother used to shelter in the shade of a great rock.
1965, Gwenneth Stokes, “The Last Days of the Sung”, in Hong Kong in History, Hong Kong: Government Printer, →OCLC, page 21In the following months the prisoners were reorganised so that the officers were housed at Argyle Street, the other ranks at Sham Shui Po and the Indians at Ma Tau Chung.
1991, Sally Rodwell, “A Flourishing Trading Post”, in Historic Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide, Hong Kong: Odyssey Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 104
Origin
- Cantonese馬頭涌
- EnglishMa Tau Chung
From Cantonese 馬頭涌 (maa⁵ tau⁴ cung¹).
More words from Cantonese
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Chinese Cantonese 馬頭涌 /马头涌
- 馬頭涌 /马头涌 (maa⁵ tau⁴ cung¹)area of Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 馬頭涌 /马头涌
- 馬頭涌 /马头涌 (Mǎtóuchōng)area of Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Ma Tau Chung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Tau%20Chung
“Ma Tau Chung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Tau%20Chung. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ma Tau Chung,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ma%20Tau%20Chung.
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