daai6 si3 gun2大使館大使馆
Jyutpingdaai6 si3 gun2
Yaledaaih si gún
Definition
Embassy; a diplomatic mission and the office or residence of diplomatic staff.
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How it's used
While 大使館 is the standard term for an embassy, in the specific context of Hong Kong, the diplomatic mission representing the United States is officially a Consulate General, known as 總領事館. Locals often use 大使館 as a generic term for any major diplomatic office, but using 總領事館 is more precise for the local context.
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Do you know where the American embassy is?
He has to go to the embassy tomorrow to handle his visa.
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Common phrases
embassy stationed in Hong Kong
embassy visa
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 大使館 with 領事館, which is a consulate. Since Hong Kong is not a sovereign state, it hosts consulates rather than embassies.
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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.
