fong4 bou6防暴
Jyutpingfong4 bou6
Yalefòhng bouh
Definition
Riot control; the prevention, control, and dispersal of riots.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to equipment, vehicles, or personnel tasked with managing civil unrest. It is almost exclusively used as a prefix to other nouns like 警察 or 車 to describe the nature of the force or gear being deployed.
Examples
Riot police are patrolling in the street.
Related words
Common phrases
riot police
riot control vehicle
riot control gear
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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.
