gaau1 tung1 ging2交通警
Jyutpinggaau1 tung1 ging2
Yalegāau tūng gíng
Definition
Traffic police; police officer responsible for enforcing traffic laws and maintaining road safety.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to officers tasked with monitoring road safety and enforcing traffic laws, rather than general patrol officers. It is common to see them on motorcycles, which are often referred to as鐵騎. While the term is neutral, encountering one while driving is usually associated with receiving a ticket or being pulled over for an inspection.
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That traffic police officer is directing traffic at the intersection.
Do you know why the traffic police officer pulled you over just now?
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Common mistake
Avoid using the Mandarin term交警, as it is not the standard way to refer to these officers in Hong Kong. Always use the full form交通警 to ensure clarity.
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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.
