aat3 gaai2押解
Jyutpingaat3 gaai2
Yaleaat gáai
Definition
To escort under armed guard; to transport goods or prisoners under military or security protection.
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How it's used
Focuses on the formal or official nature of moving someone or something under guard. It is almost exclusively used in contexts involving law enforcement, military operations, or high-security transport. Using it for casual situations like walking a friend home would sound bizarrely dramatic or humorous.
Examples
The police are escorting the prisoner to court.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 護送, which is a broader term for escorting or accompanying someone for protection or courtesy. 押解 specifically implies the subject is under custody, detention, or is a high-value item requiring strict security measures.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
