gap1 gau3 zung1 sam1急救中心
Jyutpinggap1 gau3 zung1 sam1
Yalegāp gau jūng sām
Definition
Emergency center; emergency medical center.
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How it's used
Emergency centers in Hong Kong are typically referred to as Accident and Emergency Departments within public hospitals. While this term is understood, locals usually say 急症室 when referring to the specific hospital department where they would seek urgent medical care.
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He is seriously injured, hurry up and take him to the emergency center!
Is there an emergency center nearby that can help him?
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Common phrases
send to the emergency center
Common mistake
Learners often use this term for any medical emergency, but in a hospital context, 急症室 is the standard term used by residents for the A&E department.
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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.
