baak6 ce1白車白车
Jyutpingbaak6 ce1
Yalebaahk chē
Definition
An ambulance.
colloquialtransporthealth
How it's used
Refers specifically to the emergency vehicle used by the Fire Services Department. While the literal meaning is white car, it is exclusively used for ambulances and never for private vehicles that happen to be white. It is the standard term used in urgent situations.
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gaa3架gaExamples
He fainted, please help call an ambulance!
Remember to yield when you see an ambulance passing by.
Related words
Common phrases
Callbaak6白ce1車
call an ambulance
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a white private car, as it will cause confusion. It is strictly reserved for emergency medical transport.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
