gap1 zing3 sat1急症室
Jyutpinggap1 zing3 sat1
Yalegāp jing sāt
Definition
Emergency room; accident and emergency department of a hospital.
neutralhealthplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the hospital department for urgent medical care. In Hong Kong, people often use the term to describe the experience of waiting for hours, as the system prioritizes patients based on the severity of their condition rather than arrival time.
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gaan1間gānExamples
He went to the emergency room because of a high fever.
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Common phrases
to go to the emergency room
emergency room waiting time
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with a general clinic or doctor visit. Remember that it is strictly for emergencies, and non-urgent cases will face extremely long wait times.
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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.
