gap1 gau3急救
Jyutpinggap1 gau3
Yalegāp gau
Definition
First aid; emergency treatment given before formal medical care in a hospital.
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How it's used
Often used in the context of certification or training, where people refer to holding a first aid license as having a 急救牌. While it functions as a noun, it frequently appears in verb phrases like 進行急救 or 識急救 to describe the act of providing immediate care. It is strictly reserved for medical emergencies and is not used metaphorically for fixing non-medical problems.
Examples
He got a first aid certificate and knows how to treat wounds.
Is there anyone here who knows first aid? Someone has fainted!
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 救命, which is an exclamation used when someone is in immediate danger or a desperate situation. 急救 refers specifically to the technical medical procedure, whereas 救命 is a cry for help.
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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.
