gaam1 hung3監控监控
Jyutpinggaam1 hung3
Yalegāam hung
Definition
To monitor, supervise, or keep under surveillance.
neutraltechnologywork
How it's used
This term carries a formal or technical weight, often appearing in contexts involving security systems, data management, or official oversight. Unlike the more common 睇住 which implies simply looking after someone or something, 監控 suggests a systematic, often technological, process of tracking or controlling behavior. It is frequently used when discussing digital privacy or professional surveillance.
Examples
Security is monitoring the entire mall.
Are you monitoring my computer?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 睇住. While 睇住 can mean to watch over a child or a pot on the stove, 監控 is reserved for formal surveillance or technical monitoring and sounds unnatural in casual, domestic settings.
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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.
