lai chi kok
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Example Sentences
- "An investigation by the UNHCR suggested the boat people taken to Lai Chi Kok were beaten by Correctional Services Department officers with truncheons."
- "Wong, 20, is spending the second night of his six-month sentence in Pik Uk high security prison for young male offenders. Law and Chow are at maximum security holding centre Lai Chi Kok. Activists gathered at Lai Chi Kok Friday night including former lawmaker Lee Wing-tat who is one of the nine campaigners facing court next month."
- "Congregating outside a detention centre in the western Kowloon district of Lai Chi Kok, the crowds held up signs with the words "In Solidarity We Stand", waved flags and demanded the release of all protesters."
- "Photographers used to be able to catch a glimpse of activists in remand at another detention center in Lai Chi Kok as they were taken to and from court. Authorities started blocking this view in 2021 by making the detainees walk through a covered pathway."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 荔枝角