aa3 gung1 ge3阿公嘅

Jyutpingaa3 gung1 ge3

Yalea gūng ge

Definition

Publicly owned, state-owned, or shared resources.

colloquialmoneyplaces

How it's used

Refers to resources, property, or money that belong to the government or the public rather than an individual. It carries a cynical or dismissive tone, often implying that because the resource is not privately owned, people feel no responsibility to protect or conserve it. You will frequently hear it used when someone is wasting shared resources or treating a public space as their own.

Examples

ni1呢di1啲hai6係aa3阿gung1公ge3嘅cin2錢，m4唔hou2好lyun6亂gam3咁sai2使。

This is public money, don't spend it recklessly.

nei5你dong1當nei1呢dou6度hai6係aa3阿gung1公ge3嘅dei6地fong1方aa4呀？

Do you think this place belongs to the public?

Common phrases

aa3阿gung1公cin2錢

public funds

dong1當hai6係aa3阿gung1公ge3嘅

treat it as public property

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of grandfather, which is also 阿公. The context of public resources is usually clear from the speaker's tone of annoyance or the mention of money or property.